# Shikarpur Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/shikarpur/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Shikarpur Shikarpur is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845451**. The 2011 Census counted **7,150 people in 1,336 households**, the 3rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 7,150people (2011) - 1,336households - 52.7%literacy - 845451PIN code ## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shikarpur is 845451.** Shikarpur falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845451 - Gram panchayatShikarpur - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216597 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? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)6 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter 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 46% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shikarpur · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****16%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **36% Television ****9%** **7% Mobile phone ****46%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **24% 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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **957 Working population ****34.1%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 43.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 826 (34%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 260 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,035 (42%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Bhabhta7,966 people - Semri7,397 people - Nautanwa6,783 people - Kesaria5,880 people - Dhobaha5,822 people - Anjua5,561 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shikarpur?845451 - How far is Shikarpur from Bettiah?46 km by road - What is the population of Shikarpur?7,150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikarpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?52.7% (Census 2011)