# Shikarpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,120 people in 995 households**, the 6th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 5,120people (2011)
- 995households
- 33.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

Shikarpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224972

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shikarpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)67 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shikarpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shikarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**960

Working population ****30.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.5% for men and 24.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 785 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (1%) · **■** Marginal 510 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barsoi

- Sultanpur8,140 people
- Harnar6,540 people
- Bighaurhat6,531 people
- Maheshpur5,469 people
- Dharampur4,896 people
- Chandi4,824 people
- Bans Kota4,754 people
- Lagua4,683 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpur from Katihar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?5,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?33.8% (Census 2011)