Sikarpur, Cooch Behar

26°20′35″N 89°09′27″E / 26.343161°N 89.157461°E / 26.343161; 89.157461Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictCooch BeharPopulation • Total1,546Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone/STD code03583Vehicle registrationWBLok Sabha constituencyCooch BeharVidhan Sabha constituencySitalkuchiWebsitecoochbehar.gov.in

Sikarpur is a village and a gram panchayat in the Mathabhanga I CD block in the Mathabhanga subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Sikarpur is located at 26°20′35″N 89°09′27″E / 26.343161°N 89.157461°E / 26.343161; 89.157461.

Area overview

The map alongside shows the western part of the district. In Mekhliganj subdivision 9.91% of the population lives in the urban areas and 90.09% lives in the rural areas. In Mathabhanga subdivision 3.67% of the population, the lowest in the district, lives in the urban areas and 96.35% lives in the rural areas.^[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.^[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Mathabhanga I CD block are located at Sikarpur.^[3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sikarpur had a total population of 1,546. There were 792 (51%) males and 754 (49%) females. There were 214 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Sikarpur was 937 (70.35% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

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