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About Sankarpur Village

Sankarpur is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 489 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 489
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sankarpur is the 29th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sankarpur

Sankarpur 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 Sankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadhwadih, Saerjangal, Saharpur and Samaiatanr. 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 Sankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankarpur village had a population of 926. That makes it the 29th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Sankarpur village has 489 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankarpur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sankarpur is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankarpur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sankarpur falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sankarpur.

Sankarpur is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar 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 Sankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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