About Sikosa Village

Sikosa is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,139, made up of 1,535 males and 1,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikosa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491221
Area (hectares)	531.37 hectares
Population	3,139
Male Population	1,535
Female Population	1,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sikosa compares

By the 2011 count Sikosa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 531.37 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sikosa

Sikosa 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 Sikosa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikosa from other places

Sikosa lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about under 2 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 Sikosa
Nearest railway station	Sikosa	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	8.2 km
Nearest town	Balod	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	36 km

Villages closest to Sikosa

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 Sikosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikosa village had a population of 3,139. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Sikosa village has 1,535 males and 1,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikosa has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Sikosa covers 531.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikosa falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sikosa is Sikosa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sikosa.

Sikosa is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikosa is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about under 2 km away. Gunderdehi is about 8.2 km away. Balod is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.