About Shankar Dih Village

Shankar Dih is a large village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,971, made up of 1,558 males and 1,413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Dih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Parsa
Pincode	841219
Area (hectares)	51.9 hectares
Population	2,971
Male Population	1,558
Female Population	1,413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Dih compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Dih is the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 51.9 hectares work out to about 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shankar Dih

Shankar Dih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankar Dih as Available within village. 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 Shankar Dih from other places

Shankar Dih lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khairah, about 4.7 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 Shankar Dih
Nearest railway station	Khairah	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Parsa	9.7 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	9.8 km
District headquarters	Saran	24 km

Villages closest to Shankar Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parsa 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 Shankar Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Dih village had a population of 2,971. That makes it the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Shankar Dih village has 1,558 males and 1,413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Dih has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Dih is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Dih covers 51.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankar Dih falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Dih is Khairah, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankar Dih.

Shankar Dih is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Dih is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about 4.7 km away. Parsa is about 9.7 km away. Chāpra is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.