Shikarpur, Bulandshahr

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?Shikarpur Uttar Pradesh • India
Shikarpur
Coordinates: 28°17′N 78°01′E / 28.28, 78.02
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 191 m (627 ft)
District(s)	Bulandshahr
Population	33,130 (2001)

Coordinates: 28°17′N 78°01′E / 28.28, 78.02 Shikarpur is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[edit] Geography

Shikarpur is located at 28.28° N 78.02° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 191 metres (626 feet).Shikarpur is a Tehseel now. Shikarpur is about 20 km. from the Bulandshahr city. This Tehseel consist more than 200 villages. In old days it was a hunting point of King. that is why its name became as Shikarpur. Shikar(Hunt)+Pur(Place).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Shikarpur had a population of 33,130. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shikarpur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. In Shikarpur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.