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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 427 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, 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 Khandaghosh
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 111.97 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 427
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 111.97 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarifpur, Shankari, Shankarpur and Shashanga. 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 815. That makes it the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Shikarpur village has 427 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 111.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shikarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is in Khandaghosh 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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