About Shankarda Village

Shankarda is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 674 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	211.28 hectares
Population	1,338
Male Population	674
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarda compares

By the 2011 count Shankarda is the 33rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 211.28 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Shankarda

Shankarda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shankarda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarasbera, Sarjamdi, Sarmanda and Sarse. 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 Shankarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarda village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Shankarda village has 674 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarda has about 985 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Shankarda is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarda covers 211.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarda falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shankarda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shankarda is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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.