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About Shankar Nagar Village

Shankar Nagar is a small village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 192 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.14 hectares hectares.

Shankar Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Nagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 237.14 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 192
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Nagar is the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 237.14 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shankar Nagar

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

Shankar Nagar lies about 39 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 7.2 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 Shankar Nagar
Nearest railway station Paranamau 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 16 km
Nearest town Sārangpur 16 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Shankar Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Nagar village had a population of 366. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Shankar Nagar village has 192 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Nagar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Shankar Nagar covers 237.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankar Nagar falls under Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Nagar is Paranamau, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankar Nagar.

Shankar Nagar is about 39 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Nagar is in Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Paranamau is about 7.2 km away. Sarangpur is about 16 km away. Sārangpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishankhedi (under 2 km), Ichiwada (1.8 km) and Ghattia (1.8 km).

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

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