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About Shankargarh Village

Shankargarh is a mid sized village in Manendragarh tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 418 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankargarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Manendragarh
Pincode 497442
Area (hectares) 405.01 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 418
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankargarh compares

By the 2011 count Shankargarh is the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 647 residents. Its 405.01 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Shankargarh

Shankargarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankargarh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarbhoka, Sarola, Semara and Semariya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shankargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankargarh village had a population of 849. That makes it the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 647 residents.

Shankargarh village has 418 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankargarh has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Shankargarh is 497442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankargarh covers 405.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankargarh falls under Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shankargarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Shankargarh.

Shankargarh is in Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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