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About Shakarpuri Village

Shakarpuri is a mid sized village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 414 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.54 hectares hectares.

Shakarpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakarpuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Area (hectares) 98.54 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 414
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakarpuri compares

By the 2011 count Shakarpuri is the 220th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 98.54 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shakarpuri

Shakarpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakarpuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shakarpuri from other places

Shakarpuri lies about 20 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Basi Kiratpur, about 3.9 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 Shakarpuri
Nearest town Kīratpur 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Basi Kiratpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 14 km
District headquarters Bijnor 20 km

Villages closest to Shakarpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakarpuri village had a population of 831. That makes it the 220th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Shakarpuri village has 414 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakarpuri has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Shakarpuri covers 98.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakarpuri falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakarpuri is Basi Kiratpur, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shakarpuri.

Shakarpuri is about 20 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakarpuri is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Kīratpur is about 3.6 km away. Basi Kiratpur is about 3.9 km away. Najibabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakarpur Bhadur (under 2 km), Hadipur Sadruddin (under 2 km) and Shahpur Sukkha (under 2 km).

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

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