About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 471 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.3 hectares hectares.

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 58th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 113.3 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 35 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 5.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhepur tehsil.

• Sundar Birajit under 2 km
• Az Rakbe Pauni under 2 km
• Chapram under 2 km
• Pauni under 2 km
• Az Rakbe Desam 1.8 km
• Desam 1.8 km

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.