Shikarpur, Bulandshahr

For other places with the same name, see Shikarpur (disambiguation).

Shikarpur, Bulandshahr Shikarpur
city
Shikarpur, Bulandshahr Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	33,130
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Shikarpur is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

History

Historically,Shikarpur has been associated with famous cobbling skills during the Mughal Era.Apart from this,there has been a cultural stereotype of low intelligence amongst Shikarpur's inhabitants.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Shikarpur had a population of 33,130. Males constitute 52.77% of the population and females 47.22%. Shikarpur has an average literacy rate of 50.46%, lower than the national average. male literacy is 59.95%, and female literacy is 39.87%. In Shikarpur, 17.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism

Shree Saidham Shikarpur

Shree Saidham temple is a very famous temple of Sai Baba, located at Shikarpur Distt. Bulandshahr, a remote but beautiful town in Uttar Pradesh state of North India. Shikarpur is accessible by road travelling 100 km towards Distt. Bulandshahr from New Delhi. Shree Saidham comes under the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. Shikarpur is a well known town on state highway 18.

Saidham Shikarpur Website

(www.saidhamshikarpur.com)

Education

There are many educational institutes in the city, and some of them are one of the oldest study centers in western Uttar Pradesh.

Institutions

• Shyamlal Saraswati Mahavidyalya
• Saraswati Vidya Mandir Law College
• Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
• Shambhu nath Inter College
• Maa Bhagwati Inter College
• Chandramoli Inter College
• S.S V.M. Inter College
• D.A.P. Inter College
• NATIONAL COMPUTERS ccc NIELIT FROM DEHLI
• National Inter College
• Happy Blue Bird Public School