About Shakargunj Village

Shakargunj is a mid sized village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 752 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakargunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakargunj village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Homnabad
Pincode	585401
Area (hectares)	491.03 hectares
Population	1,414
Male Population	752
Female Population	662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakargunj compares

By the 2011 count Shakargunj is the 66th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 491.03 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shakargunj

Shakargunj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakargunj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Othagi, Polakpalli, Rampur and Saidapur. 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 Shakargunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakargunj village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 66th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Shakargunj village has 752 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakargunj has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shakargunj is 585401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakargunj covers 491.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakargunj falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shakargunj.

Shakargunj is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar 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.