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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 164 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.09 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Area (hectares) 36.09 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 164
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 356th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 36.09 hectares work out to about 8.7 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 862.

Getting to Shankarpur

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

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 39 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Achhalda, about 12 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 Shankarpur
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 7.6 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Achhalda 12 km
District headquarters Auraiya 39 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 315. That makes it the 356th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Shankarpur village has 164 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

Shankarpur covers 36.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Achhalda, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 39 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Bidhuna is about 7.6 km away. Bidhūna is about 7.6 km away. Achhalda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalabojh (under 2 km), Bibipur (1.5 km) and Jai Singhpur Kanak (1.9 km).

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

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