Block / Subdivision → Gangarampur
District → Dakshin Dinajpur
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Shankarpur village is 310745. Shankarpur village is located in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 7.8km away from sub-district headquarter Gangarampur (tehsildar office) and 36km away from district headquarter Balurghat. As per 2009 stats, Chaloon is the gram panchayat of Shankarpur village.
The total geographical area of village is 66.51 hectares. Shankarpur has a total population of 812 peoples, out of which male population is 453 while female population is 359. Literacy rate of shankarpur village is 66.13% out of which 76.16% males and 53.48% females are literate. There are about 179 houses in shankarpur village. Pincode of shankarpur village locality is 733140.
When it comes to administration, Shankarpur village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Shankarpur village comes under Kumarganj assembly constituency & Balurghat parliamentary constituency. Gangarampur is nearest town to shankarpur for all major economic activities, which is approximately 15km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 812 | 453 | 359 |
| Literate Population | 537 | 345 | 192 |
| Illiterate Population | 275 | 108 | 167 |
| Shankarpur - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Chaloon |
| Block / Subdivision : | Gangarampur |
| District : | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 733140 |
| Area : | 66.51 hectares |
| Population : | 812 |
| Households : | 179 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Kumarganj |
| Parliament Constituency : | Balurghat |
| Nearest Town : | Gangarampur (15 km) |
| Villages in Chaloon Gram Panchayat | |
| Adigram | Banihari |
| Basudebpur | Chakshri |
| Chalun | Chhilimpur |
| Ghoradaura | Janchi |
| Katkihari | Kunail |
| Kurumsur | Madhya Raghunathpur |
| Mathurapur | Mirzzapur |
| Nitpur Prasadpur | Parbbatipur |
| Sahara | Samra |
| Shankarpur | Sidilim |
| Taraju | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Gangarampur |
| List of Subdivisions in Dakshin Dinajpur |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.