About Shankarpura Village

Shankarpura is a mid sized village in Rajakhera tehsil, in the district of Dhaulpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 507 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 328029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dhaulpur
Tehsil	Rajakhera
Pincode	328029
Area (hectares)	143.52 hectares
Population	910
Male Population	507
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	795
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpura is the 64th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 143.52 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Shankarpura

Shankarpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shankarpura 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 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 20 km from Dhaulpur, and the nearest railway station is Gher, about 13 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	Gher	13 km
Nearest town	Ambāh	15 km
District headquarters	Dhaulpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajakhera	26 km

Villages closest to Shankarpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajakhera 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 910. That makes it the 64th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Shankarpura village has 507 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpura has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpura is 328029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpura covers 143.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpura falls under Rajakhera tehsil of Dhaulpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpura is Gher, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpura.

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

Shankarpura is in Rajakhera tehsil of Dhaulpur district. Gher is about 13 km away. Ambāh is about 15 km away. Dhaulpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.