About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Bandra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 714 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Bandra
Pincode	843115
Area (hectares)	46.2 hectares
Population	1,410
Male Population	714
Female Population	696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents. Its 46.2 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 16 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 3.7 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.

Distances from Shankarpur
Nearest railway station	Siho	3.7 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandra	18 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

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.

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Common questions about Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents.

Shankarpur village has 714 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 843115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 46.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpur falls under Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Siho, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 16 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Siho is about 3.7 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 16 km away. Bandra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.