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About Sikri Village

Sikri is a large village in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,680, made up of 1,914 males and 1,766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132117
Area (hectares) 738 hectares
Population 3,680
Male Population 1,914
Female Population 1,766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 738 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Sikri

Sikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikri from other places

Sikri lies about 20 km from Karnal. 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 Sikri
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 8.4 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 11 km
District headquarters Karnal 20 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 3,680. That makes it the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Sikri village has 1,914 males and 1,766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 132117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 738 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikri falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The census record for Sikri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikri.

Sikri is about 20 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Nilokheri is about 8.4 km away. Tirāwari is about 11 km away. Karnal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsalu (3.0 km), Amargarh (3.4 km) and Rajgarh (3.8 km).

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

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