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About Shankardih Village

Shankardih is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.77 hectares hectares.

Shankardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankardih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 37.77 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shankardih compares

By the 2011 count Shankardih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 37.77 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Shankardih

Shankardih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankardih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankardih from other places

Shankardih lies about 3.4 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Azamgarh, about 7.4 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 Shankardih
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Azamgarh 7.4 km

Villages closest to Shankardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankardih village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Shankardih village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankardih has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Shankardih covers 37.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankardih falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankardih is Azamgarh, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Shankardih.

Shankardih is about 3.4 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankardih is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 3.4 km away. Azamgarh is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chack Bahori (under 2 km), Shyam Sundarpur (under 2 km) and Mathurapur (under 2 km).

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

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