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About Chota Shikarpur Village

Chota Shikarpur is a small village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 227 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chota Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chota Shikarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 73.24 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 227
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chota Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chota Shikarpur is the 153rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 73.24 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chota Shikarpur

Chota Shikarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chota Shikarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chota Shikarpur from other places

Chota 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 Chota 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 Chota 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 Chota Shikarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chota Shikarpur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chota Shikarpur village has 227 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chota Shikarpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Chota Shikarpur covers 73.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chota 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chota Shikarpur.

Chota 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.

Chota 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 Bara 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 Chota Shikarpur today is likely to be higher.

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