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 . Area. Shikaripara has an area of . 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. 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. Shikaripara, Dumka