About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,599 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	3,151
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 73 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 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	Haldita Bihar	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	14 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	16 km
District headquarters	Supaul	73 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 3,151. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,599 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Shankarpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shankarpur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 73 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Haldita Bihar is about 3.2 km away. Basantpur is about 14 km away. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.