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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a large village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,201, made up of 2,211 males and 1,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845307, 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 Sikta
Pincode 845307
Area (hectares) 572.37 hectares
Population 4,201
Male Population 2,211
Female Population 1,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 572.37 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
Nearest town Narkatiāganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikta 11 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 Sikta 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.

Common questions about Shikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpur village had a population of 4,201. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Shikarpur village has 2,211 males and 1,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 845307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 572.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Sikta 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about under 2 km away. Narkatiāganj is about under 2 km away. Sikta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narkatia (3.2 km), Bahuarwa (6.0 km) and Indarwa (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shikarpur today is likely to be higher.

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