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- LGD code
- 225448
- Pincode
- 854107
- Post office
- Katihar Mill
- Population
- 383
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1164 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 178
2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
Shankarpur ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
By population, Shankarpur ranks #40 of 50 villages in Dandkhora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.3%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Shankarpur
- 49.3%
- Dandkhora mandal
- 48.8%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,164
+237 vs mandal average
- Shankarpur
- 1,164
- Dandkhora mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Shankarpur
- 4.8
- Dandkhora mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shankarpur ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ
Shankarpur ಬಿಹಾರದ Katihar ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Dandkhora ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 383 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 80 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Dandkhora ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 50 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 40ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 49%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 49% ಗೆ ಸಮಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,164 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 854107, Katihar Mill ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 225448. ಗ್ರಾಮ Purnia ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 452, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ: Sauria →
ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
ಅಕ್ಕಪಕ್ಕ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ →| ಗ್ರಾಮ | ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ | ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ | ದೂರ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankarpur · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ | 383 | 49% | — |
| Sauria · Dandkhora | 3,108 | 46% | — |
| Borni Gorgawan · Dandkhora | 2,831 | 49% | — |
| Deokhand · Dandkhora | 869 | 45% | — |
| Ankhor · Dandkhora | 828 | 33% | — |
| Ram Bhadarpur · Dandkhora | 785 | 63% | — |
| Sihla · Dandkhora | 688 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shankarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAURIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shankarpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Shankarpur
- LGD code
- 225448
- Pincode
- 854107
- Post office
- Katihar Mill
- Population (Census 2011)
- 383
- Population (projected 2026)
- 452
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1164
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Dandkhora
- Nearest railway station
- Ranipatra (4.7 km)
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View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)