About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 752 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Amnour
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	1,421
Male Population	752
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 53rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 31 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 7.4 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	Tejpurwa Halt	7.4 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amnour	9.4 km
District headquarters	Saran	31 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour 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 1,421. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Shikarpur village has 752 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Shikarpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Tejpurwa Halt, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 31 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 7.4 km away. Marhaura is about 8.2 km away. Amnour is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.