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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a small village in Lambhua tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 36 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.13 hectares hectares.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Lambhua
Area (hectares) 39.13 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 36
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents. Its 39.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shikarpur from other places

Shikarpur lies about 28 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahrani Pachhim, about 5.0 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 Mahrani Pachhim 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lambhua 8.4 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 28 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 28 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lambhua 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 63. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents.

Shikarpur village has 36 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Shikarpur covers 39.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikarpur falls under Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Mahrani Pachhim, about 5.0 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 within <5 km distance for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 28 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district. Mahrani Pachhim is about 5.0 km away. Lambhua is about 8.4 km away. Sultanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiraura (under 2 km), Bishun Dewpur (under 2 km) and Dewapur (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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