Shikarpur, Kasba, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shikarpur


The village Shikarpur is located in Kasba C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Sabdalpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kasba Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kasba, which is about 8 kilometers away from Shikarpur.

Travel and Communication for Shikarpur


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shikarpur,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shikarpur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Shikarpur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Shikarpur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Shikarpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 2506 persons live in 425 house holds in the village Shikarpur. There are 1177 female individuals and 1329 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.97% and males constitute 53.03% of the total population.

Population density of Shikarpur is 901.44 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikarpur


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Total area of Shikarpur is 278 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 224.9 ha. About 68.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 156 ha is irrigated area. About 80 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 56 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 20 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 30 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 21.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Shikarpur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kasba, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Shikarpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Shikarpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kasba, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Purnia East, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

Colleges in Shikarpur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Shikarpur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Shikarpur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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