About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,853, made up of 1,490 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, 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	Shrawasti
Tehsil	Bhinga
Pincode	271831
Area (hectares)	542.15 hectares
Population	2,853
Male Population	1,490
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 542.15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 10 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 21 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
District headquarters	Shrawasti	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhinga	11 km
Nearest railway station	Risia	21 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 2,853. That makes it the 76th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,490 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 542.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Risia, about 21 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 village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 10 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 10 km away. Bhinga is about 11 km away. Risia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.