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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 188 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 90.82 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 188
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available
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 the 83rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 90.82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

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. 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 78 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 58 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
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 2.2 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 29 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 58 km
District headquarters Bastar 78 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farasgaon 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 391. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Shankarpur village has 188 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 90.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Antagarh, about 58 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 78 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 2.2 km away. Kondagaon is about 29 km away. Antagarh is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farasgaonkasai (2.2 km), Patla (4.4 km) and Jungdai (4.7 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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