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About Dehri Shankarpur Village

Dehri Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 286 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.02 hectares hectares.

Dehri Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehri Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 105.02 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 286
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehri Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dehri Shankarpur is the 212th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 105.02 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dehri Shankarpur

Dehri Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dehri Shankarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dehri Shankarpur from other places

Dehri Shankarpur lies about 12 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 4.6 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 Dehri Shankarpur
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 12 km
District headquarters Ballia 12 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dehri Shankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehri Shankarpur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 212th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Dehri Shankarpur village has 286 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehri Shankarpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Dehri Shankarpur covers 105.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehri Shankarpur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dehri Shankarpur is Majhola Pakarya, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Dehri Shankarpur.

Dehri Shankarpur is about 12 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehri Shankarpur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Majhola Pakarya is about 4.6 km away. Rasra is about 12 km away. Ballia 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 Dehri (under 2 km), Majhowa (3.7 km) and Alampur T Hajouli (4.7 km).

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

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