About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,973, made up of 3,670 males and 3,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841101
Area (hectares)	533 hectares
Population	6,973
Male Population	3,670
Female Population	3,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
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 the 8th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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 64 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about 2.9 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	Parmanandpur Junction	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	6.4 km
District headquarters	Saran	64 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonepur 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 6,973. That makes it the 8th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Shikarpur village has 3,670 males and 3,303 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 903.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Parmanandpur Junction, about 2.9 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 64 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 Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about 2.9 km away. Sonepur is about 6.4 km away. Saran is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.