Shikarpur, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shikarpur


The village Shikarpur is located in Sikta C.D.Block of Pashchim Champaran District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Shikarpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sikta Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bettiah, which is about 10 kilometers away from Shikarpur.

Travel and Communication for Shikarpur


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

Postal Address:
Shikarpur,
Pashchim Champaran,
Bihar, India
PIN - 845307

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, 4201 persons live in 791 house holds in the village Shikarpur. There are 1990 female individuals and 2211 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.37% and males constitute 52.63% of the total population.

There are 448 scheduled castes persons of which 205 are females and 243 are males. Females constitute 45.76% and males constitute 54.24% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.66% of the total population.

Population density of Shikarpur is 733.97 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikarpur


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Total area of Shikarpur is 572.37 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 471.5 ha. About 300 ha is un-irrigated area. About 171.5 ha is irrigated area. About 101.5 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 70 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 72.37 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 15.5 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 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 Behra, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Shikarpur.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private 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 Haripur, 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 Bettiah, which is more than 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 Bettiah, 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 Motihari, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Shikarpur


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

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

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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