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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Pincode 844122
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur 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 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 39 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 3.7 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 Shankarpur
Nearest railway station Siho 3.7 km
Nearest town Muzaffarpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 22 km
District headquarters Vaishali 39 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Shankarpur village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 844122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarpur falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Siho, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 39 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Siho is about 3.7 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 16 km away. Mahua is about 22 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 Malkani (11 km), Hakimpur (17 km) and Sherpur Peyare (17 km).

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

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