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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 240 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.6 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Faridpur
Area (hectares) 68.6 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 240
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 251st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 68.6 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 13 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Rasuriya, about 4.3 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 Rasuriya 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridpur 8.2 km
Nearest town Farīdpur 8.2 km
District headquarters Bareilly 13 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridpur 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 419. That makes it the 251st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Shankarpur village has 240 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Shankarpur covers 68.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Rasuriya, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 13 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Faridpur tehsil of Bareilly district. Rasuriya is about 4.3 km away. Faridpur is about 8.2 km away. Farīdpur is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamiya Shankarpur (under 2 km), Birpur Ilaka Mehtarpur (under 2 km) and Rajau Paraspur (1.7 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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