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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Kusmi tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 413 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.03 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Kusmi
Area (hectares) 185.03 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 413
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 185.03 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

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 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 143 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, 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 Shankarpur
Nearest town Nāgod 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusmi 31 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 34 km
District headquarters Sidhi 143 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusmi 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 809. That makes it the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Shankarpur village has 413 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Shankarpur covers 185.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Unchhera, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 143 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Kusmi tehsil of Sidhi district. Nāgod is about 17 km away. Kusmi is about 31 km away. Unchhera 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 Baherwar (3.6 km), Kota (6.2 km) and Kotma (6.2 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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