About Shankargarh Village

Shankargarh is a large village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,659, made up of 1,342 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankargarh village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	312.96 hectares
Population	2,659
Male Population	1,342
Female Population	1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankargarh compares

By the 2011 count Shankargarh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 312.96 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shankargarh

Shankargarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankargarh from other places

Shankargarh lies about 52 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 57 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 Shankargarh
District headquarters	Surguja	52 km
Nearest town	Ambikāpur	52 km
Nearest railway station	Ambikapur	57 km

Villages closest to Shankargarh

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

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Common questions about Shankargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankargarh village had a population of 2,659. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Shankargarh village has 1,342 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankargarh has about 981 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Shankargarh is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankargarh covers 312.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankargarh falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shankargarh is Ambikapur, about 57 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 village for Shankargarh.

Shankargarh is about 52 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankargarh is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Surguja is about 52 km away. Ambikāpur is about 52 km away. Ambikapur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.