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About Chak Shankarpur Village

Chak Shankarpur is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 250 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 474001
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 250
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shankarpur is the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Chak Shankarpur

Chak Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Shankarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Shankarpur from other places

Chak Shankarpur lies about 27 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, about 10 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 Chak Shankarpur
Nearest railway station Antri 10 km
Nearest town Dabra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 27 km
District headquarters Gwalior 27 km

Villages closest to Chak Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shankarpur village had a population of 457. That makes it the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Chak Shankarpur village has 250 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shankarpur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Chak Shankarpur is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Shankarpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Shankarpur falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Shankarpur is Antri, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chak Shankarpur.

Chak Shankarpur is about 27 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Shankarpur is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 10 km away. Dabra is about 23 km away. Chinour is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhori (1.8 km), Prempur (1.9 km) and Sikrouda (2.2 km).

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

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