About Shakalpur Village

Shakalpur is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 948 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakalpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	497001
Area (hectares)	583.69 hectares
Population	1,953
Male Population	948
Female Population	1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakalpur is the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 583.69 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shakalpur

Shakalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakalpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sautar, Semai, Semra Kalan and Semra Khurd. 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.

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Common questions about Shakalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakalpur village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Shakalpur village has 948 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakalpur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shakalpur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakalpur covers 583.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakalpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shakalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shakalpur is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja 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.