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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Kalna I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,033 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kalna I
Pincode 713501
Area (hectares) 184.54 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 184.54 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shikarpur

Shikarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shikarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rustampur, Salghara, Sankati and Sargaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,997. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Shikarpur village has 1,033 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 713501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 184.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Kalna I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shikarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is in Kalna I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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