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About Shikarpur Village

Shikarpur is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 784 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 127.88 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 784
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Shikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Shikarpur is the 91st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 127.88 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shikarpur

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

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 Shikarpur
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km

Villages closest to Shikarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikarpur village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 91st largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Shikarpur village has 784 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikarpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shikarpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikarpur covers 127.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikarpur falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to 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 Shikarpur.

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.

Shikarpur is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 1.9 km away. Surja Kama is about 9.0 km away. Karandighi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damdama (2.7 km), Harra (3.1 km) and Kalibari (3.3 km).

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

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