# Shikarpura Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Shikarpura

Shikarpura is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 115 households**, the 51st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 815people (2011)
- 115households
- 61.6%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpura PIN code and other codes

Shikarpura falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457719

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shikarpura from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)5 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 Shikarpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Shikarpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 47% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Shikarpura

Of every 100 households in Shikarpura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikarpura · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****9%**

**53%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

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 Shikarpura?

■ Shikarpura · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**890

Working population ****56.9%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 43.1% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 92 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (31%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 224 (48%)

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 Nowgong

- Hirapur929 people
- Macha917 people
- Paretha899 people
- Putarya819 people
- Mudwara778 people
- Pachwara754 people
- Kaimaha702 people
- Mahed693 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpura from Chhatarpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpura?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpura in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpura?61.6% (Census 2011)