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About Shikarpura Village

Shikarpura is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 315 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.71 hectares hectares.

Shikarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 271.71 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 315
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpura is the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 271.71 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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 village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikarpura from other places

Shikarpura lies about 60 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 10 km
Nearest railway station Patohan 30 km
Nearest town Murwāra 43 km
District headquarters Panna 60 km

Villages closest to Shikarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpura village had a population of 604. That makes it the 88th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Shikarpura village has 315 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpura has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Shikarpura covers 271.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikarpura falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpura is Patohan, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Shikarpura.

Shikarpura is about 60 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpura is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 10 km away. Patohan is about 30 km away. Murwāra is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhesai (5.2 km), Magarpura (5.3 km) and Tikaria Deori (6.2 km).

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

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