Shikarpur, Mekliganj, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shikarpur


The village Shikarpur is located in Mekliganj C.D.Block of Coochbehar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Mekliganj Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Shikarpur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shikarpur,
Coochbehar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 735122

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, 1643 persons live in 424 house holds in the village Shikarpur. There are 802 female individuals and 841 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.81% and males constitute 51.19% of the total population.

There are 998 scheduled castes persons of which 483 are females and 515 are males. Females constitute 48.4% and males constitute 51.6% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 60.74% of the total population.

Population density of Shikarpur is 4630.78 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikarpur


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Total area of Shikarpur is 35.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 16.38 ha. About 16.38 ha is un-irrigated area.

Schools in Shikarpur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Shikarpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Shikarpur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Jamaldaha, which is less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Baro Kamat, which is less than 5 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 Jamaldaha, 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 Mekliganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jalapguri, 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 Jalpaiguri, 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 Jalpaiguri, 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 Jalpaiguri, 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 Jamaldaha, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Shikarpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Shikarpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Shikarpur


There is a community health centre more than 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 less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Shikarpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Shikarpur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

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