# Shikarpur Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **4,201 people in 791 households**, the 14th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 4,201people (2011)
- 791households
- 62.5%literacy
- 845307PIN code

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikarpur is 845307.** Shikarpur falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845307
- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217250

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?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)10 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?

10 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 572 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**951

Working population ****42.7%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,155 (64%)

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 Sikta

- Sirsiya4,711 people
- Bhaunara4,530 people
- Parsauni Murli4,515 people
- Maswas4,346 people
- Jhakhra3,719 people
- Jagarnathpur3,631 people
- Senuariya3,596 people
- Lal Parsa3,590 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikarpur?845307
- How far is Shikarpur from Bettiah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?4,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?62.5% (Census 2011)