| Shikaripara | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.2442°N 87.4709°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dumka |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 2646 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Shikaripara#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 816118 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06427 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dumka |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sikaripara |
Shikaripara is a village in the Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Shikaripara is located at 24.2442°N 87.4709°W.
Shikaripara has an area of .[1]
The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Shikaripara had a total population of 2,646, of which 1,347 (51%) were males and 1,299 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 321. The total number of literate persons in Shikaripara was 2,325 (82.28% of the population over 6 years).[1]
There is a police station at Shikaripara.[3]
Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.[4]
Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.[5]
Government High School Shikaripara is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[6]
Shikaripara Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.[7]
Model School Shikaripara is an English-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII.[8]
St. Rita Girls High School Shikaripara is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1980. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X.[9]
Urmila Ideal Public School is a Hindi-medium coeducational school established in 1989. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.[10]