About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 346 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.27 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Tehsil	Tilhar
Area (hectares)	82.27 hectares
Population	663
Male Population	346
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 347th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 82.27 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 38 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, 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
Nearest railway station	Bilpur	12 km
Nearest town	Mīrānpur Katra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tilhar	19 km
District headquarters	Shahjahanpur	38 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilhar 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 663. That makes it the 347th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Shikarpur village has 346 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Shikarpur covers 82.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Bilpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shikarpur.

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

Shikarpur is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bilpur is about 12 km away. Mīrānpur Katra is about 12 km away. Tilhar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.