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About Sikey Village

Sikey is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 12 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1700 hectares hectares.

Sikey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikey village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 1700 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 12
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sikey compares

By the 2011 count Sikey is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 1700 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Sikey

Sikey is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikey as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikey from other places

Sikey lies about 13 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 76 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sikey
Tehsil headquarters Phassang 10 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 13 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 76 km
Nearest town Itanagar 76 km

Villages closest to Sikey

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phassang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sikey

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikey village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Sikey village has 12 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikey has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Sikey covers 1700 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikey falls under Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikey is Naharlagun, about 76 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sikey.

Sikey is about 13 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikey is in Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Phassang is about 10 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 13 km away. Naharlagun is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malo (1.9 km), Ralung (2.5 km) and Taris (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikey today is likely to be higher.

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