About Shikarpura Village

Shikarpura is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 404 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450343, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Burhanpur
Tehsil	Khaknar
Pincode	450343
Area (hectares)	498.96 hectares
Population	760
Male Population	404
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpura is the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 498.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shikarpura

Shikarpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikarpura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shikarpura from other places

Shikarpura lies about 18 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Chandni, about 14 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 Shikarpura
Nearest railway station	Chandni	14 km
Nearest town	Nepānagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khaknar	18 km
District headquarters	Burhanpur	18 km

Villages closest to Shikarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpura village had a population of 760. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Shikarpura village has 404 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpura has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpura is 450343. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpura covers 498.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikarpura falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpura is Chandni, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpura.

Shikarpura is about 18 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpura is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Chandni is about 14 km away. Nepānagar is about 16 km away. Khaknar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.