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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Belthara Road tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 116 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.88 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Belthara Road
Area (hectares) 30.88 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 116
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 227th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 30.88 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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 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 23 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 3.7 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 Richha Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Baheri 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Belthara Road 23 km
District headquarters Ballia 23 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belthara Road 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 221. That makes it the 227th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Shankarpur village has 116 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Shankarpur covers 30.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Richha Road, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 23 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 3.7 km away. Baheri is about 7.7 km away. Belthara Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur Majhaua (under 2 km), Paharpur (4.2 km) and Paharpur Mu Inderpur (4.2 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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