# Shankarpur Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/shankarpur/ Village · Chimur, Chandrapur # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **6,280 people in 1,571 households**, the 4th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 6,280people (2011) - 1,571households - 77.8%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes Shankarpur falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChimur - Census village code540462 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? - Chimur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Warora (nearest town)58 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? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 68% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 508 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, 82 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Chimur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **73% Toilet within the home ****33%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **69% Tap water ****5%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **85% Use banking services ****52%** **69% Television ****32%** **27% Mobile phone ****25%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **35% Own their home ****93%** **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 · ■ Chimur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **960 Working population ****45.9%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,263 (44%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 513 (18%) · **■** Marginal 754 (26%) 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 Chimur - Chimur14,473 people - Bhisi11,179 people - Neri9,050 people - Wadala Paiku4,787 people - Khadsangi2,528 people - Amboli2,525 people - Navatala2,493 people [All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shankarpur from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?6,280 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?77.8% (Census 2011)