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Shikarpur is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 867 and 165 households. The village has a literacy rate of 43.3%, among the higher rates in the mandal.
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- LGD code
- 224680
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population
- 867
- Households
- 165
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 226
- Distance to district centre
- 298 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 335 km
- Distance to Patna
- 182 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 640 km
- Nearest railway station
- Narkatyaganj · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Shikarpur താരതമ്യം
By population, Shikarpur ranks #121 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.3%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Shikarpur
- 43.3%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+31 vs mandal average
- Shikarpur
- 953
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Shikarpur
- 5.3
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shikarpur ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Shikarpur ബിഹാർയിലെ കതിഹാര് ജില്ല, Kadwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 867 പേർ 165 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Kadwa ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 264 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 121-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 43%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 40% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 953 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് കതിഹാര് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 298 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Pakriൽ നിന്ന് 1 കി.മീ, Narkatyaganj റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 855113, Salmari പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 224680. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 കി.മീ അകലെ. ഗ്രാമം Purnia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,022, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shikarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHIKARPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shikarpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Shikarpur
- LGD code
- 224680
- Pincode
- 855113
- Post office
- Salmari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 867
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,022
- Households
- 165
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Coordinates
- 27.11244°N, 84.46597°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Shikarpur എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna182 kmcapital
- Kolkata640 km
- Delhi733 km
- Hyderabad1244 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
- ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
- Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES24 km
- Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
ആരാധനാലയങ്ങൾ · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
Temples & shrines near Shikarpur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Birla MandirTemple<1 km ↗
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Other villages named Shikarpur
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- ShikarpurBhachau · Kachchh, Gujarat4,988 pop
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Shikarpur അടുത്തുള്ള ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
Kadwa മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)