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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Lakhimpur tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,083, made up of 1,054 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.98 hectares hectares.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Lakhimpur
Area (hectares) 413.98 hectares
Population 2,083
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 174th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 413.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

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 - 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 11 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Oel, about 2.0 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 Oel 2.0 km
District headquarters Kheri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhimpur 15 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhimpur 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 2,083. That makes it the 174th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,054 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Shankarpur covers 413.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Oel, about 2.0 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 Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 11 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district. Oel is about 2.0 km away. Kheri is about 11 km away. Lakhimpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khagioel (under 2 km), Sikandarpur (2.1 km) and Khanpur Guraila (2.1 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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