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About Sidhama Village

Sidhama is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,712, made up of 1,859 males and 1,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhama village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 1133.91 hectares
Population 3,712
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidhama compares

By the 2011 count Sidhama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1133.91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sidhama

Sidhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sidhama 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 Sidhama from other places

Sidhama lies about 15 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 17 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 Sidhama
District headquarters Surguja 15 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 18 km

Villages closest to Sidhama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhama village had a population of 3,712. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Sidhama village has 1,859 males and 1,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhama has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sidhama is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidhama covers 1133.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidhama falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sidhama is Ambikapur, about 17 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 Sidhama.

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

Sidhama is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Surguja is about 15 km away. Ambikāpur is about 15 km away. Ambikapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (11 km), Paraswar Kalan (11 km) and Paraswar Khurd (11 km).

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

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