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About Shankerwadi Village

Shankerwadi is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 797 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankerwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankerwadi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585228
Area (hectares) 437.97 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 797
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankerwadi compares

By the 2011 count Shankerwadi is the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 437.97 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1001.

Getting to Shankerwadi

Shankerwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankerwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shankerwadi from other places

Shankerwadi lies about 25 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about 4.5 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 Shankerwadi
Nearest town Shāhābād 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 12 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 25 km

Villages closest to Shankerwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankerwadi village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 65th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Shankerwadi village has 797 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankerwadi has about 977 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Shankerwadi is 585228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankerwadi covers 437.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankerwadi falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shankerwadi is Shahabad, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankerwadi.

Shankerwadi is about 25 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankerwadi is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhābād is about 3.8 km away. Shahabad is about 4.5 km away. Chitapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhankur (1.6 km), Shahabad (3.8 km) and Mutga (4.0 km).

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

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