# Shikarpur Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 425 households**, the 25th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 2,506people (2011)
- 425households
- 53.4%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

Shikarpur falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSabdalpur
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223588

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?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)14 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)8 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?

14 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 81% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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, 24 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**50%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**19%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**965

Working population ****27.3%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 42.8% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 362 (53%)

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 Kasba

- Saraunchia3,247 people
- Bhamra3,086 people
- Malharia2,829 people
- Sadhauli2,607 people
- Lagan2,490 people
- Mahthaur2,413 people
- Semaria2,377 people
- Deodha2,324 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpur from Purnia?14 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?2,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?53.4% (Census 2011)