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About Shikarbar Village

Shikarbar is a small village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 192 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarbar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721453
Area (hectares) 21.85 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 192
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikarbar compares

By the 2011 count Shikarbar is the 99th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 21.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shikarbar

Shikarbar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikarbar as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satbatia, Satilapur, Senapatibar and Shahapur. 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 Shikarbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarbar village had a population of 340. That makes it the 99th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Shikarbar village has 192 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarbar has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shikarbar is 721453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarbar covers 21.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikarbar falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shikarbar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shikarbar.

Shikarbar is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba 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 Shikarbar today is likely to be higher.

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