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About Sikarpur Village

Sikarpur is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 174 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 129.35 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 174
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikarpur is the 213th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 129.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sikarpur

Sikarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikarpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikarpur from other places

Sikarpur lies about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 2.5 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 Sikarpur
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 2.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 5.8 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 143 km

Villages closest to Sikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Sikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikarpur village had a population of 358. That makes it the 213th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sikarpur village has 174 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikarpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sikarpur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikarpur covers 129.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikarpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sikarpur is Nalhati Junction, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikarpur.

Sikarpur is about 143 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikarpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Nalhati Junction is about 2.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 3.2 km away. Tapan is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambati (2.4 km), Baneswarbati (2.4 km) and Jadubati (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikarpur today is likely to be higher.

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