# Shankarpur Village, Kolaras, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kolaras, Shivpuri 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Kolaras sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 42 households**, the 168th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.7%.

- 179people (2011)
- 42households
- 53.1%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Kolaras sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKolaras
- Census village code455842

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?

- Kolaras (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)24 km by road
- Shivpuri (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

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chilawad
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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**. About 37% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Kolaras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**51%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kolaras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**55.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**911

Working population ****52.5%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 39.7% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (28%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 65 (69%)

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 Kolaras

- Toriya216 people
- Luharpura193 people
- Padori193 people
- Baharawada187 people
- Biram Khedi176 people
- Bhimpur164 people
- Toriya161 people
- Naharwara159 people

[All 215 villages in Kolaras](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/kolaras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Shivpuri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Shivpuri district (Kolaras sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?53.1% (Census 2011)