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About Shikaritola Village

Shikaritola is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 349 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikaritola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikaritola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 265.66 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 349
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikaritola compares

By the 2011 count Shikaritola is the 116th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 265.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Shikaritola

Shikaritola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikaritola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shikaritola from other places

Shikaritola lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Parmalkasa, about 4.7 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 Shikaritola
Nearest railway station Parmalkasa 4.7 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 19 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Shikaritola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Shikaritola

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikaritola village had a population of 690. That makes it the 116th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Shikaritola village has 349 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikaritola has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Shikaritola is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikaritola covers 265.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikaritola falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shikaritola is Parmalkasa, about 4.7 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shikaritola.

Shikaritola is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikaritola is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Parmalkasa is about 4.7 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 12 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirdih (1.9 km), Bundeli (7.9 km) and Bhendi (8.3 km).

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

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