About Shankerpur Village

Shankerpur is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 966 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankerpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Bhanpur
Pincode	272195
Area (hectares)	199.04 hectares
Population	1,995
Male Population	966
Female Population	1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Shankerpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankerpur is the 32nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 199.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shankerpur

Shankerpur 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 Shankerpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankerpur from other places

Shankerpur lies about 162 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 5.3 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 Shankerpur
Nearest railway station	Sarnath	5.3 km
Nearest town	Varanasi	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	22 km
District headquarters	Basti	162 km

Villages closest to Shankerpur

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

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Common questions about Shankerpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankerpur village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Shankerpur village has 966 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankerpur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Shankerpur is 272195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankerpur covers 199.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankerpur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankerpur is Sarnath, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Shankerpur.

Shankerpur is about 162 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankerpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 5.3 km away. Varanasi is about 9.6 km away. Bhanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.