# Shankarpur Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) (2)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 65 households**, the 184th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 320people (2011)
- 65households
- 80.4%literacy
- 1,105females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549393

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?

- 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shankarpur?

6 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
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Savkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 83% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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, 87 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****89%**

**64%

Television ****61%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**856

Working population ****61.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 69.3% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%)

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 Gangapur

- Mustafabad354 people
- Umarpur337 people
- Khairgawhan334 people
- Antapur327 people
- Abdulpur317 people
- Ekburji Waghalgaon312 people
- Uttarwadi308 people
- Mendhipur298 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Aurangabad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?80.4% (Census 2011)