By population, Shankarpur ranks #4 of 248 villages in Chimur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shankarpur is a village of 6,280 people in 1,571 households (Census 2011) in Chimur taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 4th-largest of 248 villages in Chimur taluka. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 191 km from the Chandrapur district centre, 18 km from Kandali, the nearest town, 9 km from Khusta Buxarg railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442903, served by Chimur post office; the LGD village code is 540462. The nearest hospital or health centre is Little Flower Maternity and Snake Bite Care Centre, 3 km away. The village votes in Umred assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram. The population is estimated at 7,404 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shankarpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankarpur · this village | 6,280 | 70% | — |
| Shankarpur · Kalamb | 329 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Shankarpur · Chamorshi | 1,001 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Shankarpur · Nagpur (Rural) | 665 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Shankarpur · Desaiganj (Vadasa) | 1,415 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Shankarpur · Gangapur | 320 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Yevata · Achalpur | 1,580 | 81% | 1.2 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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