About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,294, made up of 1,235 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	848117
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	2,294
Male Population	1,235
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
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 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

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 27 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 15 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	Shivaji Nagar	2.9 km
Nearest town	Rosera	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rusera Ghat	15 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	27 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 2,294. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,235 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Rusera Ghat, about 15 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 27 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 2.9 km away. Rosera is about 14 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.