About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Sahaswan tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 740 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243638, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Budaun
Tehsil	Sahaswan
Pincode	243638
Area (hectares)	272.53 hectares
Population	1,366
Male Population	740
Female Population	626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 86th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 272.53 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

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 5 - 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 Shikarpur from other places

Shikarpur lies about 39 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Bitroi, about 22 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 Shikarpur
Tehsil headquarters	Sahaswan	5.0 km
Nearest town	Sahaswān	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bitroi	22 km
District headquarters	Budaun	39 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpur village had a population of 1,366. That makes it the 86th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Shikarpur village has 740 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 243638. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 272.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikarpur falls under Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Bitroi, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 39 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district. Sahaswan is about 5.0 km away. Sahaswān is about 5.0 km away. Bitroi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.