Shikaripara is a village in the Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Shikaripara
ᱥᱤᱠᱟᱨᱤᱯᱟᱲᱟ | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 24.244167°N 87.470944°E / 24.244167; 87.470944 | |
Country | ![]() |
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 located at 24.244167°N 87.470944°E / 24.244167; 87.470944.
Shikaripara has an area of 150 hectares (370 acres).[1]
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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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]
There is a police station at Shikaripara.[3]
Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.[4]
Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.[5]
Government High School Shikaripara is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]
Shikaripara Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[7]
Model School Shikaripara is an English-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII.[8]
St. Rita Girls High School Shikaripara is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X.[9]
Urmila Ideal Public School is a Hindi-medium coeducational school established in 1989. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[10]
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