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About Shankerpur Akelwa Village

Shankerpur Akelwa is a small village in Allapur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 198 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankerpur Akelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankerpur Akelwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Allapur
Pincode 224181
Area (hectares) 56.09 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 198
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankerpur Akelwa compares

By the 2011 count Shankerpur Akelwa is the 309th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents. Its 56.09 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Shankerpur Akelwa

Shankerpur Akelwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankerpur Akelwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankerpur Akelwa from other places

Shankerpur Akelwa lies about 32 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Tinich, about 19 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 Shankerpur Akelwa
Nearest town Bastī 14 km
Nearest railway station Tinich 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Allapur 32 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 32 km

Villages closest to Shankerpur Akelwa

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

Common questions about Shankerpur Akelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankerpur Akelwa village had a population of 381. That makes it the 309th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,028 residents.

Shankerpur Akelwa village has 198 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankerpur Akelwa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Shankerpur Akelwa is 224181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankerpur Akelwa covers 56.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankerpur Akelwa falls under Allapur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankerpur Akelwa is Tinich, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankerpur Akelwa.

Shankerpur Akelwa is about 32 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankerpur Akelwa is in Allapur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Bastī is about 14 km away. Tinich is about 19 km away. Allapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (7.1 km), Tighra Tappa Neware (8.0 km) and Mujaffar Nagar (8.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shankerpur Akelwa today is likely to be higher.

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