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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 1,045 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.79 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 134.79 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 207th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 134.79 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 24 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 12 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 Maharajganj 6.3 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 12 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 24 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 2,078. That makes it the 207th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Shikarpur village has 1,045 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Shikarpur covers 134.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Ghughuli, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 24 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 6.3 km away. Mahārāganj is about 6.3 km away. Ghughuli 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 Bhisawa (under 2 km), Bhiswa Urf Kotia (under 2 km) and Darauli (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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