Shikarpur, Kushmandi

Shikarpur is a village located in the Kushmundi Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Kushmandi block and comes under Maligaon Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Shikarpur is 482 out of which 251 are males and rest 231 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 920 females per 1000 males. There are around 54 teenagers in Shikarpur. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 234 persons can read and write. Total 403 people belonging to scheduled caste and 12 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 120 households in Shikarpur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 150. The pincode of Shikarpur is 733132 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kushmandi Sub Post office
• Aminpur Branch Post office
• Basoil Branch Post office
• Chousa Branch Post office
• Nahit Branch Post office

Schools

Shikarpur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Kushmandi High School
• Fatepur C.D. High School
• Kachra High School(High School)
• Nahit High School
• Manikore High School

Hospitals

Shikarpur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sarala Sub-Centre
• Shibrampur Sub-Centre
• Dhakdhol Sub-Centre
• Anantapur Sub-Centre
• Adyakhanda Sub-Centre

Banks

Shikarpur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Kushmandi
• HDFC Bank Akcha Kushmandi
• State Bank of India Kushmandi