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About Shikaripali Village

Shikaripali is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 520 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikaripali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikaripali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 367.79 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 520
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikaripali compares

By the 2011 count Shikaripali is the 43rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 367.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Shikaripali

Shikaripali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikaripali as Available. 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 Shikaripali from other places

Shikaripali lies about 42 km from Mahasamund. 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 Shikaripali
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 14 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 42 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 42 km

Villages closest to Shikaripali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagbahra 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 Shikaripali

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikaripali village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Shikaripali village has 520 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikaripali has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Shikaripali is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikaripali covers 367.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikaripali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Shikaripali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Shikaripali.

Shikaripali is about 42 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikaripali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 42 km away. Mahāsamund is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhapali (2.0 km), Thakuripali (3.0 km) and Tendukona (3.1 km).

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

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