Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,004 people in 225 households, the 85th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 1,004 people (2011) - 225 households - 79.8% literacy - 912 females per 1,000 males ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes Shankarpur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Gangapur - Census village code 549287 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 44 km by road - Gangapur (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shankarpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sabag - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gangapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gangapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shankarpur known for? About 92% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Gangapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 60% 68% - Toilet within the home 25% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 81% - Tap water 0% 45% - Drinking water within premises 0% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 83% - Use banking services 63% 64% - Television 34% 45% - Mobile phone 45% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 26% 27% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 30% 22% - Own their home 99% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shankarpur? ■ Shankarpur · ■ Gangapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.8% 73.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 856 - Working population 63.1% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 69.8% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 412 (65%) · ■ Farm labourers 146 (23%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (2%) · ■ Marginal 58 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gangapur - Pendapur 1,060 people - Solegaon 1,060 people - Nandeda 1,048 people - Ganeshwadi 1,012 people - Kolghar 1,002 people - Ramrai 1,002 people - Devli 986 people - Hirapur 986 people All 221 villages in Gangapur ## Quick answers - How far is Shankarpur from Aurangabad? 44 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur? 1,004 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in? Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur? 79.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/shankarpur-549287/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.