Shankarpur, Firozabad
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Shankarpur | |
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Village | |
Map showing Shankarpur in Firozabad block | |
| Coordinates: 27°05′20″N 78°22′17″E / 27.08877°N 78.37143°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Firozabad |
| Tehsil | Firozabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.873 km2 (5.356 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,073 |
| • Density | 293.6/km2 (760.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Shankarpur (Śaṃkarpur) is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located southwest of Firozabad, close to the bank of the Yamuna. As of 2011, it had a population of 4,073, in 666 households.
Shankarpur is located southwest of Firozabad on the road to Fatehabad, just to the northeast of the bank of the Yamuna. Between Shankarpur and the Yamuna is an area of open babul woodland, part of the Firozabad Reserved Forest. To the northwest is the village of Chandwar, amidst another branch of the forest reserve, while to the southeast is the village of Madua, along with a denser wooded area that is not part of the forest reserve. Areas of farmland surround Shankarpur on the north, northeast, and southeast.[2]