Country India District Dumka PIN 816118 (Shikaripara) Elevation 146 m Area code 06427 | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone/STD code 06427 Population 131,464 (2011) | |
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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.
Contents
- Exploring jharkhand dumka rampurhat section including shikaripara forests onboard
- Map of Shikaripara Jharkhand 816118
- Geography
- Demographics
- Literacy
- Transportation
- References
Map of Shikaripara, Jharkhand 816118
Geography
Shikaripara, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at 24°14′21″N 87°28′37″E.
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.
Shikaripara is a village with a population of 2,646 as per 2011 census.
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.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
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.