# Shankarpur Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 55 households**, the 80th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 271people (2011)
- 55households
- 63.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494767

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?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)24 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palatwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 11% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 69 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****84%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**985

Working population ****48.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 53.8% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%) · **■** Marginal 85 (65%)

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 Parasia

- Khairi Ojha332 people
- Junapani301 people
- Jobnala285 people
- Biskhan283 people
- Kanha Bhainsa Ryt.240 people
- Pathakhuri239 people
- Budlapathar187 people
- Parasia Gauli182 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Chhindwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?63.8% (Census 2011)