About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 482 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272162, 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	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Ghanghata
Pincode	272162
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	945
Male Population	482
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 173rd largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 16 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 11 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	Munderwa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghanghata	16 km
District headquarters	Sant Kabir Nagar	16 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	21 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

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

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Common questions about Shankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur village had a population of 945. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Shankarpur village has 482 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 272162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Munderwa, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 16 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 11 km away. Ghanghata is about 16 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.