Shikarpur village, Saran district

Shikarpur village ^[1]is a located in the Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar, India. It is an altitude of 43 meters (141 ft). Shikarpur village is situated at an 9 km (4.3 mi) away from the Sub-district headquarters of Sonpur and the 48 km (29 mi) away from the district headquarter of Chhapra. As per 2009 stats, Shikarpur is the gram panchayat of Shikarpur village. Nearby the small market in a shikarpur village. Sonpur is the nearest town is an approximately 9.3 km away from the shikarpur.

Geography

Shikarpur village Chimini for makes Bricks

Shikarpur village is located about 8 km (4 mi) north of Sonpur city. It is the total geographical area of 100 hectares. And at an altitude of 43 meters (141 ft). This village is most of the area is agricultural land with the rice and wheat as the main crop. Due to variations in annual rainfall, local farmers cannot depend on seasonal rain for irrigation and have to instead unlined perennial wells for irrigation. And the village is nearby the Gandak river for used of agriculture and other purpose.

Demographic

Shikarpur village main market

As of 2011 India census, Shikarpur had a population of 5,205. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 54%. Shikarpur has an average literacy rate of 70%., higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. In Shikarpur, 4.5% of the population.

Transportation and connectivity

Shikarpur has good road communications due to development efforts by the government. At the village nearest city and railway station is at Sonpur, about 8 kilometres (4 mi) from the village.

Infrastructure

The Shikarpur village have a comprehensive electricity supply but not regular power supply that efforts of local governing bodies, solar panels have been indroduced to provide power for street lighting.

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