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 Ganga and Yamuna rivers. It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bulandsh ...

in the

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History

Shikarpur was founded by

Gaur Brahmins Gaur Brahmins (also spelled Gor, Gour, Gaud or Gauda) are a community of Brahmins in India. They are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that live north of the Vindhyas. Demographics Gaur Brahmins are most numerous in the wes ...

of Chaudhary title tracing back their settlement to the times of Pandavas. Old name of Shikarpur was Govindpur Kantian 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 Chaudhari's subsequently recovered their estate only to be again ousted by Shaikh Mansur a Muhammad chief. Mansur invited the Gaur Chaudhuris 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 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