Shikaripara, 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

Location

Shikaripara is located at.

Area

Shikaripara has an area of.

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.
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 were males and 1,299 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 321. The total number of literate persons in Shikaripara was 2,325.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Shikaripara.

CD block HQ

Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.

Transport

Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.

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.
Shikaripara Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.
Model School Shikaripara is an English-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII.
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.
Urmila Ideal Public School is a Hindi-medium coeducational school established in 1989. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.