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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 10 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 10
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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 - 10 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 41 km from Purnia, 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
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Shikarpur village has 10 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikarpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia 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 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 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 3.1 km away. Baisi is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choncha (4.5 km), Malopara (5.0 km) and Amirganj (5.0 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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