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About Shankarpura Village

Shankarpura is a small village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 227 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Shankarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 227
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura is the 84th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Shankarpura

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

Shankarpura lies about 7.4 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Mahugarha, about 7.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 7.4 km
District headquarters Guna 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Mahugarha 7.6 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpura village had a population of 434. That makes it the 84th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Shankarpura village has 227 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Shankarpura covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpura falls under Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura is Mahugarha, about 7.6 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.

Shankarpura is about 7.4 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpura is in Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Maksoodangarh is about 7.4 km away. Guna is about 7.4 km away. Mahugarha is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agarpura (under 2 km), Anderaya Alies Balapura (under 2 km) and Balrampura (under 2 km).

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

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