About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Nasriganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,135 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.4 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nasriganj
Area (hectares)	215.4 hectares
Population	2,216
Male Population	1,135
Female Population	1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 215.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 61 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nasriganj	7.0 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bairi	10 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	61 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nasriganj 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 2,216. That makes it the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,135 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 952 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 942.

Shankarpur covers 215.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Bairi, about 10 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 Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 61 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Nasriganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Nasriganj is about 7.0 km away. Nāsriganj is about 7.0 km away. Bairi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.