About Shankarpura Village

Shankarpura is a large village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,336 males and 1,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Jhalod
Pincode	389170
Area (hectares)	588.13 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura is the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 588.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shankarpura

Shankarpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpura from other places

Shankarpura lies about 33 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 30 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 Shankarpura
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalod	8.5 km
Nearest town	Jhālod	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Rentiya	30 km
District headquarters	Dohad	33 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpura village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Shankarpura village has 1,336 males and 1,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpura is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpura covers 588.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpura falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura is Rentiya, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpura.

Shankarpura is about 33 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpura is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 8.5 km away. Jhālod is about 8.5 km away. Rentiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.