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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 33 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.08 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 259.08 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 33
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 259.08 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 5 - 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 17 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 12 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 Rayshree 12 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 19 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 61. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Shankarpur village has 33 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Shankarpur covers 259.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankarpur falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Rayshree, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 17 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Rayshree is about 12 km away. Shivpuri is about 17 km away. Pohri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timauni (under 2 km), Bedhari (2.6 km) and Saloda (2.6 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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