About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 556 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Ziradei
Area (hectares)	39 hectares
Population	1,113
Male Population	556
Female Population	557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 5 - 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 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, 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
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	10 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ziradei	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	16 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ziradei 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 1,113. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Shankarpur village has 556 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Shankarpur covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpur falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Jiradei, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Ziradei is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.