Shikaripara
| Shikaripara | |
|---|---|
| Community development block | |
  Shikaripara   Shikaripara Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°14′21″N 87°28′37″E / 24.23917°N 87.47694°ECoordinates: 24°14′21″N 87°28′37″E / 24.23917°N 87.47694°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 131,464 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 61,968 (57.10%) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 816118 (Shikaripara) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06427 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sikaripara |
| Website |
dumka |
| CD Block | |
Shikaripara is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dumka district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 27 km from Dumka, the district headquarters.
Geography
Shikaripara, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°14′21″N 87°28′37″E / 24.23917°N 87.47694°E.[1]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Shikaripara CD Block had a total population of 131,464, all of which were rural. There were 65,723 (50 %) males and 65,751 (50 %) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 5,035 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 79,522. Population below 6 years was 22,931.[2]
Shikaripara is a village with a population of 2,646 as per 2011 census.[2]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Shikaripara CD Block was 61,968 (57.10 % of the population over 6 years) out of which 37,037 (60 %) were males and 24,931 (40 %) were females.[2]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.[3]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [4]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[5]
| Literacy in CD Blocks of Dumka district |
|---|
| Saraiyahat – 58.64% |
| Jarmundi – 58.06% |
| Kathikund - 54.09% |
| Ramgarh – 55.45% |
| Gopikandar – 50.12% |
| Shikaripara – 57.10% |
| Ranishwar – 60.06% |
| Dumka – 70.08% |
| Jama – 61.88% |
| Masalia – 61.66% |
| Source: 2011 Census: CD Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data |
Transportation
The 65 km Dumka-Rampurhat section was opened in June 2015, thereby marking the completion of the Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line, most of which was ready and operational much earlier. There is a railway station at Shikaripara.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "R.K.High School Shikaripara". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "New rail line for Dumka, Santhal Pargana linked to Bengal, waits for train to Bihar". The Telegraph, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Dumka-Rampuhat train service flagged off". The Times of India, 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.