About Shankar Nagar Village

Shankar Nagar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 350 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494777
Area (hectares)	328.21 hectares
Population	677
Male Population	350
Female Population	327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Nagar is the 77th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 328.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shankar Nagar

Shankar Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankar Nagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sawan Nagar, Sawer, Sawrup Nagar and Shakti Nagar. 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 Shankar Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Nagar village had a population of 677. That makes it the 77th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Shankar Nagar village has 350 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Nagar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Nagar is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Nagar covers 328.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankar Nagar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shankar Nagar 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shankar Nagar.

Shankar Nagar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker 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.