Shikarpur, Tufanganj - I
Shikarpur is a village located in the Tufanganj - I Subdivision of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Tufanganj-I block and comes under Nakkatigachh Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Alipurduars parliament constituency and Tufanganj assembly constituency.
As on December 2024, the current population of Shikarpur is 2.5 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 978 females per 1000 males. There are around 209 teenagers in Shikarpur. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 1.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 504 people belonging to scheduled caste and 2 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 621 households in Shikarpur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Shikarpur is 736156 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Nilkuthi Sub Post office
- Chhatoa Branch Post office
- Deocharai Branch Post office
- Konamali Khapaidanga Branch Post office
- Maruganj Branch Post office
Schools
Shikarpur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Natabari High School
- Maruganj High School
- Ramkrishna Balika Vidyalaya
- Deocharai High School(High School)
- Sri Ramkrishna B0ys High
Hospitals
Shikarpur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Santoshpur Sub-Center
- Khapaidanga Sub-Center
- Charaljani - A Sub-Center
- Tilerpar Sub-Center
- Chakchaka Sub-Center
Banks
Shikarpur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.