Shikarpur, Tufanganj - I, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shikarpur


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

Travel and Communication for Shikarpur


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shikarpur,
Coochbehar,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 736159

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, 2265 persons live in 567 house holds in the village Shikarpur. There are 1120 female individuals and 1145 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.45% and males constitute 50.55% of the total population.

There are 460 scheduled castes persons of which 231 are females and 229 are males. Females constitute 50.22% and males constitute 49.78% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.31% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled tribes persons of which 1 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.09% of the total population.

Population density of Shikarpur is 1930.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikarpur


Maps, reports and datasets of Shikarpur on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Shikarpur is 117.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 92.14 ha. About 72.81 ha is un-irrigated area. About 19.33 ha is irrigated area. About 19.33 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 24.09 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.3 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shikarpur


There is a government pre-primary school. Additionally, there is a private 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 Chamta, 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 Chamta, 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 Chamta, which is less than 5 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 Tufanganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Koch Bihar, 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 Koch Bihar, 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 Chamta, which is less than 5 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 Koch Bihar, 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 less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Shikarpur.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 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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