# Shikarpur Village, Rahatgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Rahatgarh, Sagar 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Rahatgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **867 people in 165 households**, the 32nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 867people (2011)
- 165households
- 58.6%literacy
- 780females per 1,000 males

## Shikarpur PIN code and other codes

Shikarpur falls in Rahatgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRahatgarh
- Census village code460517

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?

- Rahatgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Rahatgarh (nearest town)10 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahatgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Shikarpur known for?

About 34% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 73 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**45%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****780**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**926

Working population ****57.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 48.2% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (32%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 190 (38%)

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 Rahatgarh

- Umariya Semra908 people
- Pachoha903 people
- Semra Meda900 people
- Pekhlon867 people
- Bhabhukawari865 people
- Berkhera863 people
- Gamiriya856 people
- Kathoda Fazalpur856 people

[All 143 villages in Rahatgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/rahatgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikarpur from Sagar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Shikarpur?867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Sagar district (Rahatgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?58.6% (Census 2011)