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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Dataganj tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 487 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.61 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Dataganj
Area (hectares) 234.61 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 487
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 232nd largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents. Its 234.61 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 834.

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 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 36 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Dataganj 7.9 km
Nearest town Dātāganj 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Bilpur 16 km
District headquarters Budaun 36 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dataganj 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 898. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents.

Shankarpur village has 487 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 834.

Shankarpur covers 234.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Bilpur, about 16 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 within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 36 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district. Dataganj is about 7.9 km away. Dātāganj is about 7.9 km away. Bilpur is about 16 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 Kham (under 2 km), Shankarpur Pukhta (under 2 km) and Karanpur Kham (under 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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