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About Shakkarpur Village

Shakkarpur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 50 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakkarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakkarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 42.34 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 50
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakkarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakkarpur is the 463rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 42.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shakkarpur

Shakkarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shakkarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakkarpur from other places

Shakkarpur lies about 12 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 4.8 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 Shakkarpur
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 4.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 22 km

Villages closest to Shakkarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakkarpur village had a population of 92. That makes it the 463rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Shakkarpur village has 50 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakkarpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shakkarpur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakkarpur covers 42.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakkarpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakkarpur is Mihrawan, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Shakkarpur.

Shakkarpur is about 12 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakkarpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 4.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankerpur (under 2 km), Jhakhariya (under 2 km) and Bhikharipur (1.6 km).

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

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