About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 444 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	867
Male Population	444
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 107th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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 74 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 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	Haldita Bihar	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	4.4 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	74 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 867. That makes it the 107th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Shikarpur village has 444 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Shikarpur covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Haldita Bihar, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 74 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Haldita Bihar is about 3.2 km away. Kadwa is about 4.4 km away. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.