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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 679 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233304, 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 Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233304
Area (hectares) 35.02 hectares
Population 1,340
Male Population 679
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 138th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 35.02 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shikarpur from other places

Shikarpur lies about 12 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ankuspur, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station Ankuspur 4.9 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 12 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 25 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpur village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 138th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Shikarpur village has 679 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 233304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 35.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Ankuspur, about 4.9 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 for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 12 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ankuspur is about 4.9 km away. Ghazipur is about 12 km away. Ghazīpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangipur (under 2 km), Araji Maphi Ramshala (under 2 km) and Halla (under 2 km).

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

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