# Shikarpura Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Shikarpura

Shikarpura is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 56 households**, the 160th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 257people (2011)
- 56households
- 73.1%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpura PIN code and other codes

Shikarpura falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488597

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?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)71 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)71 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Negoan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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?

About 50% of the 836 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpura · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**948

Working population ****56.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 64.3% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 15 (10%)

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 Bahoriband

- Diwari296 people
- Chhitwara287 people
- Kalhaiya Khurd263 people
- Diwaribhar260 people
- Salhna255 people
- Suhas252 people
- Nipaniya240 people
- Patauha228 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpura from Katni?71 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpura?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpura in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpura?73.1% (Census 2011)