# Shankarpur Village, Achalpur, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Achalpur, Amravati 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Achalpur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 16 households**, the 124th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 84people (2011)
- 16households
- 88.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Achalpur sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAchalpur
- Census village code531996

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?

- Achalpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)50 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)15 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 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yewata
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 95% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Achalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**82%

Use banking services ****69%**

**51%

Television ****88%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Achalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**944

Working population ****77.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 87.5% for women. 76% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (52%) · **■** Marginal 31 (48%)

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 Achalpur

- Bag Ambada125 people
- Bhopapur117 people
- Chachondi113 people
- Wadgaon Kh89 people
- Khudanpur78 people
- Chikhali77 people
- Raipur Jahangir68 people
- Darapur64 people

[All 171 villages in Achalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/achalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Amravati?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Amravati district (Achalpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?88.6% (Census 2011)