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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 172 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.37 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 56.37 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 172
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 394th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 56.37 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur 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 Shankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 33 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 3.0 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 Saiyedpur Bhitri 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 4.0 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 33 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saidpur 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 335. That makes it the 394th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Shankarpur village has 172 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Shankarpur covers 56.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 33 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about 3.0 km away. Saidpur is about 4.0 km away. Ghazipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Singhpur (under 2 km), Raispur (under 2 km) and Enayatpur (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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