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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,676, made up of 900 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.86 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 184.86 hectares
Population 1,676
Male Population 900
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 267th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 184.86 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Shankarpur

The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 19 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Matera, 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
Nearest railway station Matera 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 18 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 18 km
District headquarters Bahraich 19 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanpara 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 1,676. That makes it the 267th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Shankarpur village has 900 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Shankarpur covers 184.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Matera, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 19 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Matera is about 12 km away. Nanpara is about 18 km away. Nānpāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshamanpur Shankarpur (under 2 km), Chaugoie Bilaspur (2.8 km) and Sahattar (3.3 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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