About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is one of the larger villages in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,120, made up of 2,652 males and 2,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	5,120
Male Population	2,652
Female Population	2,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikarpur from other places

Shikarpur lies about 50 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shikarpur
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	3.1 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	33 km
District headquarters	Katihar	50 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpur village had a population of 5,120. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Shikarpur village has 2,652 males and 2,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Shikarpur covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Surja Kama, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 50 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Surja Kama is about 3.1 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Barsoi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.