About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 388 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	812114
Area (hectares)	587 hectares
Population	733
Male Population	388
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 587 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rengania Alias Goia, Salaia, Sarsot and Satgawan Alias Hariharganj. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 733. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Shikarpur village has 388 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 812114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikarpur falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.