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About Shikarpura Village

Shikarpura is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,871, made up of 1,459 males and 1,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2222.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 2222.3 hectares
Population 2,871
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarpura compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpura is the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 2222.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 27 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Luni Junction, about 5.2 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 Luni 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Luni Junction 5.2 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 18 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Shikarpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Luni 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 2,871. That makes it the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Shikarpura village has 1,459 males and 1,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpura has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpura is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpura covers 2222.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikarpura falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpura is Luni Junction, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpura.

Shikarpura is about 27 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpura is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Luni is about 4.9 km away. Luni Junction is about 5.2 km away. Sāngaria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbala (3.1 km), Dhandhiya (3.8 km) and Nimbli (4.6 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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