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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a large village in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,145 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 117.33 hectares
Population 2,265
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 117.33 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

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 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 Neplerkuthi, Panisala, Purba Chikliguri and Rajarkuthi. 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 2,265. That makes it the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Shikarpur village has 1,145 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 117.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarpur falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shikarpur.

Shikarpur is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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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