title: Shikaripara, Dumka
text: # Shikaripara, Dumka
  
  Shikaripara is a village in the Shikaripara CD block in the Dumka Sadar subdivision of the Dumka district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Shikaripara is located at 24°14′39″N 87°28′15″E﻿ / ﻿24.244167°N 87.470944°E﻿ / 24.244167; 87.470944.
  
  ### Area
  
  Shikaripara has an area of 150 hectares (370 acres).
  
  ### Overview
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  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).
  
  ## Civic administration
  
  ### Police station
  
  There is a police station at Shikaripara.
  
  ### CD block HQ
  
  Headquarters of Shikaripara CD block is at Shikaripara village.
  
  ## Transport
  
  Ambajora Shikaripara railway station is on the Jasidih-Dumka-Rampurhat line.
  
  ## Education
  
  Government High School Shikaripara is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.
  
  Shikaripara Inter College is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1982. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII.
  
  Model School Shikaripara is an English-medium coeducational institution. It has facilities for teaching from class VIII to class XII.
  
  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.
  
  Urmila Ideal Public School is a Hindi-medium coeducational school established in 1989. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X.
  
  