Shikaripara, Dumka
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Shikaripara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Shikaripara village area trees | |
  Shikaripara Location in Jharkhand, India  Shikaripara Shikaripara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°14′39″N 87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,646 |
| Languages (*For language details see Shikaripara#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 816118 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06427 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sikaripara |
| Website | dumka |
Shikaripara is a village in the Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Location
9.9miles
Dam
Dumka
M: Municipality, CT: census town, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Shikaripara is located at 24°14′39″N 87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E.
Area
Shikaripara has an area of 150 hectares (370 acres).[1]
Overview
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
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Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Shikaripara had a total population of 2,646, of which 1,347 (51%) were males and 1,299 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 321. The total number of literate persons in Shikaripara was 2,325 (82.28% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Civic administration
Police station
There is a police station at Shikaripara.[3]
CD block HQ
Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.[4]
