About Shankarpatti Village

Shankarpatti is a small village in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 218 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpatti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode	801503
Area (hectares)	622 hectares
Population	432
Male Population	218
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpatti compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpatti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Shankarpatti

Shankarpatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shankarpatti from other places

Shankarpatti lies about 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Dighwara, about 4.8 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 Shankarpatti
Nearest railway station	Dighwara	4.8 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dinapur Cum Khagaul	18 km
District headquarters	Patna	18 km

Villages closest to Shankarpatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Shankarpatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpatti village had a population of 432. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Shankarpatti village has 218 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpatti has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpatti is 801503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpatti covers 622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarpatti falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpatti is Dighwara, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpatti.

Shankarpatti is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpatti is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Dighwara is about 4.8 km away. Dighwāra is about 4.9 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.