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About Shikharpari Village

Shikharpari is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 330 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikharpari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikharpari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721306
Area (hectares) 115.24 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 330
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Shikharpari compares

By the 2011 count Shikharpari is the 85th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 115.24 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shikharpari

Shikharpari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikharpari 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. The nearest villages by name are Shandapur, Shankarachak, Shibanandapur and Shibramchak. 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 Shikharpari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikharpari village had a population of 650. That makes it the 85th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Shikharpari village has 330 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikharpari has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shikharpari is 721306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikharpari covers 115.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikharpari falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shikharpari 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 <5 km distance for Shikharpari.

Shikharpari is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Shikharpari today is likely to be higher.

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