Shikaripara, Dumka
Shikaripara | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 24°14′39″N 87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E | |
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 a village in the Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
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Location
[edit]Shikaripara is located at 24°14′39″N 87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E.
Area
[edit]Shikaripara has an area of 150 hectares (370 acres).[1]
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Police station
[edit]There is a police station at Shikaripara.[3]
CD block HQ
[edit]Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.[4]
Transport
[edit]Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.[5]
Education
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Dumka, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map of Dumka on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Government High School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Shikaripara Inter College". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Model School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "St. Rita Girls High School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Urmila Ideal Public School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.