About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is one of the larger villages in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,150, made up of 3,759 males and 3,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Pincode	845451
Area (hectares)	496.1 hectares
Population	7,150
Male Population	3,759
Female Population	3,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 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 2,279 residents. Its 496.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about under 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	Narkatyaganj	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	under 2 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	under 2 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	14 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 7,150. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Shikarpur village has 3,759 males and 3,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 496.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Narkatyaganj, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about under 2 km away. Narkatiaganj is about under 2 km away. Narkatiāganj is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.