About Shankar Village

Shankar is one of the larger villages in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,639, made up of 2,900 males and 2,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144042
Area (hectares)	953 hectares
Population	5,639
Male Population	2,900
Female Population	2,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shankar compares

By the 2011 count Shankar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 953 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shankar

Shankar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shankar from other places

Shankar lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about under 2 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 Shankar
Nearest railway station	Shankar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	5.7 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Shankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar village had a population of 5,639. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Shankar village has 2,900 males and 2,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shankar is 144042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar covers 953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankar falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shankar is Shankar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankar.

Shankar is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about under 2 km away. Nakodar is about 5.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.