Shankarpur, Firozabad

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Shankarpur
Village
Map showing Shankarpur in Firozabad block
Map showing Shankarpur in Firozabad block
Shankarpur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Shankarpur
Shankarpur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°05′20″N 78°22′17″E / 27.08877°N 78.37143°E / 27.08877; 78.37143
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictFirozabad
TehsilFirozabad
Area
  Total
13.873 km2 (5.356 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
4,073
  Density293.6/km2 (760.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]

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