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About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,021, made up of 1,495 males and 1,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Pincode 274302
Area (hectares) 214.51 hectares
Population 3,021
Male Population 1,495
Female Population 1,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 91st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 214.51 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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 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 18 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, 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 Shankarpur
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 18 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 18 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 3,021. That makes it the 91st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,495 males and 1,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 274302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 214.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Chauri Chaura, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 18 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Chauri Chaura is about 15 km away. Tamkuhi Raj is about 18 km away. Kushinagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badahara Buzurg (under 2 km), Gopalpur (2.2 km) and Dharmauli (2.8 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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