About Sikola Village

Sikola is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 270 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikola village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491221
Area (hectares)	149.49 hectares
Population	508
Male Population	270
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikola compares

By the 2011 count Sikola is the 132nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 149.49 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sikola

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

Sikola lies about 22 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 7.9 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 Sikola
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Gundardehi	7.9 km
District headquarters	Durg	22 km

Villages closest to Sikola

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

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Common questions about Sikola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikola village had a population of 508. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Sikola village has 270 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikola has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sikola is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikola covers 149.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikola falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sikola is Gundardehi, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance for Sikola.

Sikola is about 22 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikola is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 7.2 km away. Gundardehi is about 7.9 km away. Durg is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.