Shikaripara


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. Shikaripara is also a police station under Dumka district.

Geography

Shikaripara, the eponymous CD Block headquarters, is located at.

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 males and 65,751 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 out of which 37,037 were males and 24,931 were females.
As per 2011 census, literacy in Dumka district was 61.02.Literacy in Jharkhand was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Transport

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. The Highway no. 122A pass through Shikaripara, connecting Dumka and Rampurhat town.