About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is one of the larger villages in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,280, made up of 3,132 males and 3,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.93 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Chimur
Area (hectares)	842.93 hectares
Population	6,280
Male Population	3,132
Female Population	3,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 842.93 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within village. 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 81 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 8.4 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	Tempa	8.4 km
Nearest town	Pawni	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chimur	24 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	81 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

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Common questions about Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 6,280. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Shankarpur village has 3,132 males and 3,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Shankarpur covers 842.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Tempa, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 81 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tempa is about 8.4 km away. Pawni is about 20 km away. Chimur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.