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About Shankhmiurwa Village

Shankhmiurwa is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 158 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhmiurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhmiurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 34.19 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 158
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankhmiurwa compares

By the 2011 count Shankhmiurwa is the 474th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 34.19 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shankhmiurwa

Shankhmiurwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankhmiurwa as Available within village. 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 Shankhmiurwa from other places

Shankhmiurwa lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 15 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 Shankhmiurwa
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 15 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Shankhmiurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhmiurwa village had a population of 314. That makes it the 474th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Shankhmiurwa village has 158 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhmiurwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shankhmiurwa is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankhmiurwa covers 34.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankhmiurwa falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankhmiurwa is Sahjanwa, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankhmiurwa.

Shankhmiurwa is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankhmiurwa is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.6 km away. Sahjanwa is about 15 km away. Khalīlābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harihar Purwa (under 2 km), Jhuria (under 2 km) and Bangla Panday (under 2 km).

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

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