Sikarpur, Cooch Behar

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Sikarpur
Village
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Sikarpur
Location in West Bengal, India
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Sikarpur
Sikarpur (India)
Coordinates: 26°20′35″N89°09′27″E / 26.343161°N 89.157461°E / 26.343161; 89.157461
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District Cooch Behar
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,546
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
736146
Telephone/STD code03583
Vehicle registration WB
Lok Sabha constituency Cooch Behar
Vidhan Sabha constituency Sitalkuchi
Website coochbehar.gov.in

Sikarpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Mathabhanga I CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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Geography

Sikarpur, Cooch Behar
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Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, M: Municipal town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sikarpur is located at 26°20′35″N89°09′27″E / 26.343161°N 89.157461°E / 26.343161; 89.157461 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas. [1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers. [2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Mathabhanga I CD block are located at Sikarpur. [3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sikarpur had a total population of 1,546. There were 792 (51%) males and 754 (49%) females. There were 214 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sikarpur was 937 (70.35% of the population over 6 years). [4]

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References

  1. "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Cooch Behar". Tables 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, pages 17-21 Physical feafures. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "District Census Handbook, Koch Bihar, Series 20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Census of India 2011, Fifth page, map of Koch Bihar district. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2020.