About Shankarpur Village

Shankarpur is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 849 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	731130
Area (hectares)	531.63 hectares
Population	1,733
Male Population	849
Female Population	884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 531.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

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 51 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 3.4 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	Kachujor	3.4 km
Nearest town	Siuri	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	17 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	51 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 1,733. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Shankarpur village has 849 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur covers 531.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur is Kachujor, about 3.4 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 51 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankarpur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 3.4 km away. Siuri is about 8.2 km away. Rajnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.