Shankarpur Khawas | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Coordinates: | 25.2022°N 87.1481°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Block |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhagalpur |
Subdivision Name3: | Colgong |
Government Type: | Sarpanch |
Area Total Km2: | 76.58 |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Population Total: | 38852 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Angika |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 813205 |
Area Code: | 06429 |
Area Code Type: | STD code |
Registration Plate: | BR-10 |
Shankarpur Khawas is a village in Colgong Block, Bhagalpur District, Bihar, India. It is situated near the state border with Jharkhand, about 16 kilometres east of the district seat of Bhagalpur, and 12 kilometres southwest of the block seat of Kahalgaon. In 2011, it had a population of 38,852.[1]
Shankarpur Khawas is located south of the Ganges River. National Highway 33 is to the north. The village covers an area of 7658 hectares.
According to the 2011 Indian Census, Shankarpur Khawas has 6,610 households. Among the 38,852 residents, 20,695 are male and 18,157 are female. The total literacy rate is 47.94%, with 11,423 of the male population and 7,201 of the female population being literate. The census location code is 239116.