About Shikar Garh Village

Shikar Garh is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,336 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.81 hectares hectares.

Shikar Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikar Garh village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Pharenda
Area (hectares)	250.81 hectares
Population	2,617
Male Population	1,336
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikar Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shikar Garh is the 61st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 250.81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shikar Garh

Shikar Garh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shikar Garh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikar Garh from other places

Shikar Garh lies about 38 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 3.2 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 Shikar Garh
Nearest railway station	Lehra	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pharenda	5.8 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	22 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	38 km

Villages closest to Shikar Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 Shikar Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikar Garh village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 61st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Shikar Garh village has 1,336 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikar Garh has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Shikar Garh covers 250.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikar Garh falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikar Garh is Lehra, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shikar Garh.

Shikar Garh is about 38 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikar Garh is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lehra is about 3.2 km away. Pharenda is about 5.8 km away. Mehndāwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.