Shikaripara, Dumka

This article is about the village in Jharkhand, India. For its namesake community development block, see Shikaripara.

Shikaripara
Village
Shikaripara village area trees
Shikaripara Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Shikaripara Shikaripara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°14′39″N87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E / 24.244167; 87.470944
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.nic.in

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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Mayurakshi River

Ajay River

Barakar River

Massanjore
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Rasikpur

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Purana
Dumka

CT

Dudhani

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Karmatanr

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Mihijam

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Jamtara

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Basukinath

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Dumka

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Madhupur

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Jasidih

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Deoghar

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Narayanpur

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Nala

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Kundahit

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Fatehpur

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Bindapathar

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Basudih

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Bagdahari

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Tongra

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Taljhari

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Shikaripara

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Saraiyahat

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Ranishwar

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Ramgarh

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Masalia

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Maluti

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Kathikund

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Jarmundi

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Jama

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Hansdiha

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Gopikandar

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Sarwan

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Sarath

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Palojori

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Mohanpur

R

Margomunda

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Karon

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Devipur

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Sonaraithari

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Chitra

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Cities, towns and locations in the Deoghar, Dumka and Jamtara districts in Santhal Pargana Division
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

Location

Shikaripara is located at 24°14′39″N87°28′15″E / 24.244167°N 87.470944°E / 24.244167; 87.470944 .

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]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

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]

Transport

Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line. ^[5]

Education

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

1. "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.
2. Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. "District Police Profile - Dumka". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. "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.
5. "Rampurhat-Jasidih Passenger". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. "Government High School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "Shikaripara Inter College". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
8. "Model School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
9. "St. Rita Girls High School Shikaripara". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
10. "Urmila Ideal Public School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 5 November 2020.