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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 165 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815302
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 165
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 165th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 15 km from Gande, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 22 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 Shankarpur
Tehsil headquarters Gande 15 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

Common questions about Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 323. That makes it the 165th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Shankarpur village has 165 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 958 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 945.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 815302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Giridih, about 22 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 15 km from Gande in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitjora (under 2 km), Kenari (under 2 km) and Korbandha (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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