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About Shukrawara Village

Shukrawara is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 310 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares.

Shukrawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukrawara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 660 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 310
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukrawara compares

By the 2011 count Shukrawara is the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 846.

Getting to Shukrawara

Shukrawara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shukrawara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shukrawara from other places

Shukrawara lies about 62 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 34 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 Shukrawara
Nearest railway station Parakheda 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 35 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 50 km
District headquarters Sheopur 62 km

Villages closest to Shukrawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukrawara village had a population of 577. That makes it the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Shukrawara village has 310 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukrawara has about 861 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 846.

Shukrawara covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shukrawara falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shukrawara is Parakheda, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Shukrawara.

Shukrawara is about 62 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukrawara is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Parakheda is about 34 km away. Vijaypur is about 35 km away. Shivpuri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadwai (1.6 km), Dubera (3.6 km) and Magardeh (3.6 km).

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

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