# Shankarpur Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 110 households**, the 121st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 558people (2011)
- 110households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMohkhed
- Census village code495054

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns?

- Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shankarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shankarpur known for?

About 66% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Mohkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**953

Working population ****51.6%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 58.0% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 161 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mohkhed

- Salaiya Khurd575 people
- Nawalgaon566 people
- Pathra Khokar566 people
- Pathranisf566 people
- Jarond557 people
- Hatlewa537 people
- Bhortalai524 people
- Chhabri516 people

[All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Chhindwara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?73.7% (Census 2011)