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About Shakardih Village

Shakardih is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 337 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakardih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 648.84 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 337
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakardih compares

By the 2011 count Shakardih is the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 648.84 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shakardih

Shakardih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakardih as Available. 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 Shakardih from other places

Shakardih lies about 15 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 87 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 Shakardih
Tehsil headquarters Manora 3.9 km
District headquarters Jashpur 15 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 87 km

Villages closest to Shakardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakardih village had a population of 667. That makes it the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Shakardih village has 337 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakardih has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shakardih is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakardih covers 648.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shakardih falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shakardih is Lohardaga, about 87 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 10+ km distance for Shakardih.

Shakardih is about 15 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakardih is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 3.9 km away. Jashpur is about 15 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardih (under 2 km), Ghaghra (under 2 km) and Pakari Toli (2.0 km).

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

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