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About Ravana Shikarpur Village

Ravana Shikarpur is one of the larger villages in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,730, made up of 3,544 males and 3,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246735, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ravana Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ravana Shikarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246735
Area (hectares) 386.05 hectares
Population 6,730
Male Population 3,544
Female Population 3,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ravana Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Ravana Shikarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 386.05 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ravana Shikarpur

Ravana Shikarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ravana Shikarpur as Available within village. 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 Ravana Shikarpur from other places

Ravana Shikarpur lies about 43 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Seohara, about 11 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 Ravana Shikarpur
Nearest town Nūrpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Seohara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 19 km
District headquarters Bijnor 43 km

Villages closest to Ravana Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 Ravana Shikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ravana Shikarpur village had a population of 6,730. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Ravana Shikarpur village has 3,544 males and 3,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ravana Shikarpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ravana Shikarpur is 246735. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ravana Shikarpur covers 386.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ravana Shikarpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ravana Shikarpur is Seohara, about 11 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 village for Ravana Shikarpur.

Ravana Shikarpur is about 43 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ravana Shikarpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nūrpur is about 8.4 km away. Seohara is about 11 km away. Dhampur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisanpura (under 2 km), Bishanpura (under 2 km) and Taharpur (2.0 km).

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

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