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About Sikom Village

Sikom is a small village in Daporijo tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 52 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males.

Sikom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikom village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Daporijo
Population 99
Male Population 52
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikom compares

By the 2011 count Sikom is the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 137 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Sikom

Sikom is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikom as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikom from other places

Sikom lies about 15 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 63 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 Sikom
Tehsil headquarters Daporijo 7.1 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 15 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 63 km
Nearest town Jining 72 km

Villages closest to Sikom

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daporijo 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 Sikom

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikom village had a population of 99. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 137 residents.

Sikom village has 52 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikom has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Sikom falls under Daporijo tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikom is Subansiri, about 63 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikom.

Sikom is about 15 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikom is in Daporijo tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Daporijo is about 7.1 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 15 km away. Subansiri is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sippi (5.9 km) and Pobo (12 km).

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

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