About Shanker Garh Village

Shanker Garh is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 585 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.8 hectares hectares.

Shanker Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanker Garh village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Koil
Area (hectares)	137.8 hectares
Population	1,126
Male Population	585
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shanker Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shanker Garh is the 236th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 137.8 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Shanker Garh

Shanker Garh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shanker Garh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shanker Garh from other places

Shanker Garh lies about 31 km from Aligarh. 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 Shanker Garh
Nearest town	Sikandra Rao	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Koil	31 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	31 km

Villages closest to Shanker Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 Shanker Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanker Garh village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 236th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Shanker Garh village has 585 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanker Garh has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Shanker Garh covers 137.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shanker Garh falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shanker Garh notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shanker Garh.

Shanker Garh is about 31 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanker Garh is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Sikandra Rao is about 8.0 km away. Koil is about 31 km away. Aligarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.