About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a large village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,015 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261201, 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	Sitapur
Tehsil	Biswan
Pincode	261201
Area (hectares)	291.78 hectares
Population	2,006
Male Population	1,015
Female Population	991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur is the 128th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 291.78 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Shankarpur

Shankarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankarpur from other places

Shankarpur lies about 30 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Biswan, about 2.2 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	Biswan	2.2 km
Nearest town	Biswān	2.9 km
District headquarters	Sitapur	30 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswan 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 2,006. That makes it the 128th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Shankarpur village has 1,015 males and 991 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 889.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 261201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 291.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankarpur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Biswan, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shankarpur.

Shankarpur is about 30 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 2.2 km away. Biswān is about 2.9 km away. Sitapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.