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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shikaripur
| other_name =Shikaripura
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|14.27|N|75.35|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Subdivision (country subdivision)|Subdivision]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Sagara Subdivision|Sagara]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 18.76
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 603
| population_total = 31508
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Shikaripuria, Shikaripuri
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = KA-15 (Sagara RTO) <ref>[https://www.findandtrace.com/trace-find-vehicle-number-owner-registration/KA-15 Sagara RTO]</ref>
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhana Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Shikarpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikarpura]]
| website =
| footnotes = current chief minister of karnataka b s yediyurappa is from this place
}}
'''Shikaripur''' or Shikaripura is a town in [[Shimoga district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is the headquarters of Shikaripur taluk.

==Geography==
Shikaripur is located at {{Coord|14.27|N|75.35|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Shikarpur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shikarpur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 603 metres (1978 feet). It lies between plain land of [[Bayaluseeme]] and [[tropical forest]]s of [[Malenadu]].

==Demographics==
[[File:Huccharaya swamy temple shikaripur.jpg|thumb|right|The Huccharaya Swamy temple in Shikaripura]]
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Shikaripura had a population of 31,508. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Shikaripura had an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 67%. In Shikarpur, 12% of the population were under 6 years of age.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Shikaripur}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080923071628/http://shikaripuratown.gov.in/ Shikaripura Town Panchayat website]

{{Shivamogga topics}}
[[Category:Shikaripur]]
[[Category:Taluks in Shimoga District]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Shimoga district]]

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