About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 668 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, 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	Birbhum
Tehsil	Suri II
Pincode	731121
Area (hectares)	59.63 hectares
Population	1,278
Male Population	668
Female Population	610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 59.63 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

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 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikarpur from other places

Shikarpur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 7.2 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 Shikarpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	7.2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suri II	16 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	16 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 1,278. That makes it the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Shikarpur village has 668 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 59.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shikarpur is Chatra, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikarpur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 7.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 8.4 km away. Suri II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.