About Sikarpur Village

Sikarpur is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,194 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	21.04 hectares
Population	2,328
Male Population	1,194
Female Population	1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikarpur is the 22nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 21.04 hectares work out to about 111 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikarpur

Sikarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 59 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Basudebpur, about under 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 Sikarpur
Nearest railway station	Basudebpur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dhuliān	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	21 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	59 km

Villages closest to Sikarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikarpur village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Sikarpur village has 1,194 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikarpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sikarpur is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikarpur covers 21.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 111 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikarpur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sikarpur is Basudebpur, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikarpur.

Sikarpur is about 59 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikarpur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Basudebpur is about under 2 km away. Dhuliān is about 4.9 km away. Farakka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.