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About Shankarpura Kalan Village

Shankarpura Kalan is a mid sized village in Nepanagar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 280 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.73 hectares hectares.

Shankarpura Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Nepanagar
Area (hectares) 225.73 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 280
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpura Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura Kalan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 225.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shankarpura Kalan

Shankarpura Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpura Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 Shankarpura Kalan from other places

Shankarpura Kalan lies about 16 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Chandni, about 7.4 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 Shankarpura Kalan
Nearest railway station Chandni 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nepanagar 10 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 10 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 16 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nepanagar 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 Shankarpura Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpura Kalan village had a population of 534. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Shankarpura Kalan village has 280 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura Kalan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Shankarpura Kalan covers 225.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpura Kalan falls under Nepanagar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura Kalan is Chandni, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpura Kalan.

Shankarpura Kalan is about 16 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpura Kalan is in Nepanagar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Chandni is about 7.4 km away. Nepanagar is about 10 km away. Nepānagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpura Khurd (under 2 km), Sands Kalan (3.7 km) and Sands Khurd (3.7 km).

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

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