Geographic Location of Shikhira

The village Shikhira is located in Pandua C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Pandua Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Shikhira

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

Postal Address:
Shikhira,
Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 712147

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shikhira

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

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

Social Structure of Shikhira

As per available data from the year 2009, 951 persons live in 253 house holds in the village Shikhira. There are 457 female individuals and 494 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.05% and males constitute 51.95% of the total population.

There are 470 scheduled castes persons of which 231 are females and 239 are males. Females constitute 49.15% and males constitute 50.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 49.42% of the total population.

There are 237 scheduled tribes persons of which 117 are females and 120 are males. Females constitute 49.37% and males constitute 50.63% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 24.92% of the total population.

Population density of Shikhira is 1358.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikhira

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Total area of Shikhira is 70 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 64.8 ha. About 8.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 56.7 ha is irrigated area. About 56.7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 5.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Shikhira

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

There is a government primary school in the village Shikhira.

There are no middle schools in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kamarpara, which is less than 5 kms away from Shikhira.

Colleges in Shikhira

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 Itachuna, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikhira.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Shikhira

There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Shikhira

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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Shikhira.

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Shikhira.

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

There is no TB clinic in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no dispensary in the village Shikhira or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Shikhira.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Shikhira.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Shikhira.

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