About Sikola Village

Sikola is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,704, made up of 868 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, 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	Patan
Pincode	491111
Area (hectares)	482.14 hectares
Population	1,704
Male Population	868
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikola compares

By the 2011 count Sikola is the 40th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 482.14 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1004.

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 village. 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 33 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Abhanpur Junction, about 19 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	Patan	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Abhanpur Junction	19 km
Nearest town	Raipur	21 km
District headquarters	Durg	33 km

Villages closest to Sikola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 1,704. That makes it the 40th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Sikola village has 868 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikola has about 963 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sikola is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikola covers 482.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikola falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sikola is Abhanpur Junction, about 19 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 village for Sikola.

Sikola is about 33 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 4.0 km away. Abhanpur Junction is about 19 km away. Raipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.