About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 78 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Burhanpur
Pincode	223231
Area (hectares)	11 hectares
Population	155
Male Population	78
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 404th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur 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 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 120 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 6.5 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
Nearest railway station	Bhiti	6.5 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burhanpur	26 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	120 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 155. That makes it the 404th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Shankarpur village has 78 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 223231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Bhiti, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 120 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Bhiti is about 6.5 km away. Gyānpur is about 22 km away. Burhanpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.