# Shikarpur Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 187 households**, the 55th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 187households
- 64.8%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

Shikarpur falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTarwar
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233891

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?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)21 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 · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paija
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 63% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**55%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**919

Working population ****26.4%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (55%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 46 (12%)

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 Amnour

- Sirsia Mani1,536 people
- Maksudpur1,517 people
- Dhorhlahi Abhiman1,476 people
- Chainpur1,447 people
- Jogini1,388 people
- Bedauliya1,347 people
- Basauta1,308 people
- Kishunpur1,294 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpur from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?64.8% (Census 2011)