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About Bara Shikarpur Village

Bara Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 946 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Shikarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 259.8 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 946
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bara Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Shikarpur is the 48th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 259.8 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bara Shikarpur

Bara Shikarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Shikarpur 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 Bara Shikarpur from other places

Bara Shikarpur lies about 1.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 9.0 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 Bara Shikarpur
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 1.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 9.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km

Villages closest to Bara Shikarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Bara Shikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Shikarpur village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 48th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bara Shikarpur village has 946 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Shikarpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bara Shikarpur is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Shikarpur covers 259.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Shikarpur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Shikarpur is Surja Kama, about 9.0 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 Bara Shikarpur.

Bara Shikarpur is about 1.9 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Shikarpur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 1.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 1.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Shikarpur (under 2 km), Teghara (under 2 km) and Katla (under 2 km).

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

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