Shikarpur, Rajganj
Shikarpur is a village located in the Rajganj Subdivision of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The village falls in Rajganj block and comes under Sikarpur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Jalpaiguri parliament constituency and Rajganj assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Shikarpur is 21.2 thousands out of which 10.9 thousands are males and rest 10.3 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 950 females per 1000 males. There are around 2.3 thousands teenagers in Shikarpur. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 12.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 10.9 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 4.4 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 4.7 thousands households in Shikarpur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 8.7 thousands. The pincode of Shikarpur is 735135 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kamarvita Sub Post office
- Balaram Branch Post office
- Bhutkidangapara Branch Post office
- Futkipara Branch Post office
- Payachari Branch Post office
Schools
Shikarpur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ambari Falakata Cm High School
- Sahudangi Hat P.K.Roy High School (High School)
- Belacoba Girls High School
- Bandhunagar Dn High School
- Harihar High School
Hospitals
Shikarpur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Barivasa Sub-Center
- Binnaguri GP HQ Sub-Center
- Mantadari GP HQ Sub-Center
- Paschelguri Sub-Center
- Santinagar Sub-Center
Banks
Shikarpur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.