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About Shankardih Village

Shankardih is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,004, made up of 1,590 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Shankardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankardih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 3,004
Male Population 1,590
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankardih compares

By the 2011 count Shankardih is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shankardih

Shankardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankardih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankardih from other places

Shankardih lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 8.4 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 Shankardih
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria 8.4 km
Nearest town Marhaura 11 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Shankardih

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

Common questions about Shankardih

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankardih village had a population of 3,004. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Shankardih village has 1,590 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankardih has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Shankardih covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankardih falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankardih is Sham Kauria, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankardih.

Shankardih is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankardih is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.0 km away. Sham Kauria is about 8.4 km away. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Dumri (under 2 km), Baluabhikari (under 2 km) and Korar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shankardih today is likely to be higher.

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