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About Shankar Chak Village

Shankar Chak is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 26 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,346 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.5 hectares hectares.

Shankar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Chak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 9.5 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 26
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,346
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Chak is the 509th 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 9.5 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shankar Chak

The census records public bus service for Shankar Chak 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankar Chak from other places

Shankar Chak lies about 35 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about under 2 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 Shankar Chak
Nearest railway station Saiyedpur Bhitri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur under 2 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 35 km

Villages closest to Shankar Chak

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 Shankar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Chak village had a population of 61. That makes it the 509th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Shankar Chak village has 26 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Chak has about 1346 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Shankar Chak covers 9.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankar Chak falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Chak is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankar Chak.

Shankar Chak is about 35 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Chak is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about under 2 km away. Saidpur is about under 2 km away. Ghazipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadur Chak (under 2 km), Banwari Chak (under 2 km) and Bhagavan Chak (under 2 km).

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

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