# Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Dumka, Jharkhand 

# Shikaripara

Shikaripara is a sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **131,464 people**, no towns and 261 villages (242 inhabited). The largest village is Pirargaria (3,260 people).

- 131,464people (2011)
- 261villages
- 0towns
- 57.1%literacy

## Population of Shikaripara compared with Dumka

■ Shikaripara · ■ Dumka district

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**966

Working population ****43.5%**

**47.3%

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

## Homes and amenities in Shikaripara

Of every 100 households in Shikaripara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikaripara · ■ Dumka district

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Shikaripara

- Pirargaria · 3,260 people
- Dhaka · 2,756 people
- Sikaripara · 2,646 people
- Kharukadma · 2,403 people
- Kalabadar · 1,991 people
- Sarasdanga · 1,928 people
- Bakijor · 1,823 people
- Sonadhap · 1,587 people
- Chitragaria · 1,558 people
- Maluti · 1,469 people
- Jhunki · 1,462 people
- Dhebadi · 1,440 people
- Kajladah · 1,314 people
- Sibtala · 1,253 people
- Chandangaria · 1,240 people
- Asna · 1,222 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Shikaripara?261 (242 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikaripara in?Dumka district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Shikaripara?131,464 (Census 2011)