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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a large village in Taoru tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,065, made up of 2,137 males and 1,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Taoru
Pincode 122105
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 4,065
Male Population 2,137
Female Population 1,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

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 <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Patli, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Taoru 2.1 km
Nearest town Tāoru 2.1 km
District headquarters Mewat 12 km
Nearest railway station Patli 24 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taoru 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 4,065. That makes it the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Shikarpur village has 2,137 males and 1,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 122105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Taoru tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Patli, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 12 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Taoru tehsil of Mewat district. Taoru is about 2.1 km away. Tāoru is about 2.1 km away. Mewat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deengarheri (under 2 km), Raheri (under 2 km) and Malahka (1.8 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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