Shikarpur is a town and a
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Bulandshahr district
Bulandshahr district (also spelled Bulandshahar) is a district in the Meerut region in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between the two rivers Ganga and Yamuna. It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bula ...
in the
India
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state
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Uttar Pradesh
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History
Shikarpur was founded by
Gaur Brahmins of Chaudhary title tracing back their settlement to the times of pandavas. Old name of Shikarpur was Govindpur kantain held by Gaur brahmins. During the ghori invasion of India Gaurs were ousted by
Tagas who claim to be a non priest sub caste of Gaur Brahmins but Gaur Chaudharis subsequently recovered their estate only to be again ousted by Shaikh mansur a Muhammaden chief. Mansur invited the Gaur Chaudharis for feast told the Gaurs about his good intentions when the Chaudhary and his relatives settle for the feast Mansur killed all of them barbarously from behind with his soldier. Pandit Nanak Chand son of the murdered Chaudhary revenged his father and relatives death
by slaying Shaikh and his army with the help of other Gaur brahmin zamindars of Bulandshahr and captured the land former had Usurped.
Demographics
The provisional data for the
2011 Census of India
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recorded Shikarpur as having a population of 33,130. Males constituted 52.77% of the population and females 47.22%. The average literacy rate of 65.37% was lower than the national average, with male literacy at 74.68% and female literacy at 55.68%. In Shikarpur, 17.5% of the population was then under six years of age.
References
{{Bulandshahr district
Cities and towns in Bulandshahr district