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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 225 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 373.12 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 225
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 125th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 373.12 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 5 - 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 34 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 13 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 Shankarpur
Nearest railway station Simariatal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 14 km
District headquarters Gwalior 34 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 424. That makes it the 125th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Shankarpur village has 225 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 373.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarpur falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Simariatal, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 34 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 13 km away. Dabra is about 14 km away. Gwalior is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jangipur (under 2 km), Jangipur (under 2 km) and Ghongha (under 2 km).

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

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