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About Shankerpur Village

Shankerpur is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 624 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.65 hectares hectares.

Shankerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankerpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 154.65 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 624
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shankerpur compares

By the 2011 count Shankerpur is the 167th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 154.65 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Shankerpur

Shankerpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shankerpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shankerpur from other places

Shankerpur lies about 60 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Paintepur, about 3.6 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 Shankerpur
Nearest railway station Paintepur 3.6 km
Nearest town Fatehpur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 9.4 km
District headquarters Sitapur 60 km

Villages closest to Shankerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankerpur village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 167th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Shankerpur village has 624 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankerpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Shankerpur covers 154.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankerpur falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shankerpur is Paintepur, about 3.6 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 and private bus service as Available for Shankerpur.

Shankerpur is about 60 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankerpur is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Paintepur is about 3.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 8.3 km away. Mahmudabad is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahari (2.2 km), Gaura (2.4 km) and Sultanpur (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shankerpur today is likely to be higher.

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