Shankarpur Khawas Explained

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]

Geography

Shankarpur Khawas is located south of the Ganges River. National Highway 33 is to the north. The village covers an area of 7658 hectares.

Demographics

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302073337/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx . 2023-03-02 . 2023-04-20 . censusindia.gov.in.