About Shankarpura Village

Shankarpura is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 785 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143507
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	1,524
Male Population	785
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura is the 105th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Shankarpura

Shankarpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpura from other places

Shankarpura lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 5.4 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 Shankarpura
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	6.2 km
Nearest town	Batāla	6.2 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpura village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 105th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Shankarpura village has 785 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpura is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpura covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpura falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura is Jaintipura, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpura.

Shankarpura is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpura is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 5.4 km away. Batala is about 6.2 km away. Batāla is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.