Shikarpur, Gangarampur, Dinajpur Dakshin, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shikarpur


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

Travel and Communication for Shikarpur


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

Postal Address:
Shikarpur,
Dinajpur Dakshin,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 733124

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, 285 persons live in 68 house holds in the village Shikarpur. There are 145 female individuals and 140 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.88% and males constitute 49.12% of the total population.

Population density of Shikarpur is 602.79 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shikarpur


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Total area of Shikarpur is 47.28 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 43.3 ha. About 27.23 ha is un-irrigated area. About 16.07 ha is irrigated area. About 16.07 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 2.36 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.62 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shikarpur


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

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

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Banihari, 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 Banihari, 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 Banihari, 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 Gangarampur, 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 Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Buniadpur, 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 Raiganj, 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 Gangarampur, which is more than 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 private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Gangarampur, which is 5-10 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 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 more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

There is a dispensary more than 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 more than 10 kms away from Shikarpur.

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

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