Village · Pawai, Panna # Shikarpura Shikarpura is a village in Pawai sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 604 people in 158 households, the 89th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%. - 604 people (2011) - 158 households - 52.4% literacy - 917 females per 1,000 males ## Shikarpura PIN code and other codes Shikarpura falls in Pawai sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Pawai - Census village code 459282 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shikarpura from nearby towns? - Pawai (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Panna (district HQ) 75 km by road - Pawai (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shikarpura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shikarpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pawai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pawai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Panna - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shikarpura known for? The main crops are dhan, makka and wheat. About 41% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shikarpura Of every 100 households in Shikarpura in 2011, 67 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shikarpura · ■ Pawai rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 28% - Toilet within the home 10% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 95% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 98% - Use banking services 53% 42% - Television 12% 9% - Mobile phone 54% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 34% 39% - Own their home 97% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shikarpura? ■ Shikarpura · ■ Pawai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.4% 62.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 917 909 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 814 926 - Working population 49.8% 42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 43.1% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (10%) · ■ Other work 127 (42%) · ■ Marginal 84 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pawai - Pagra 623 people - Singhasar 623 people - Birwahi 617 people - Niwari 612 people - Palohi 600 people - Jhirmila 599 people - Bartala 597 people - Hinauta Baish 589 people All 179 villages in Pawai ## Quick answers - How far is Shikarpura from Panna? 75 km by road - What is the population of Shikarpura? 604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikarpura in? Panna district (Pawai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shikarpura? 52.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/pawai/shikarpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.