About Shikrawa Village

Shikrawa is one of the larger villages in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,544, made up of 4,429 males and 4,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 937 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikrawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikrawa village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Punahana
Pincode	121104
Area (hectares)	937 hectares
Population	8,544
Male Population	4,429
Female Population	4,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikrawa compares

By the 2011 count Shikrawa is the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 937 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shikrawa

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

Shikrawa lies about 22 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Sholaka, about 22 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 Shikrawa
Tehsil headquarters	Punahana	12 km
Nearest town	Pūnāhāna	12 km
Nearest railway station	Sholaka	22 km
District headquarters	Mewat	22 km

Villages closest to Shikrawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikrawa village had a population of 8,544. That makes it the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Shikrawa village has 4,429 males and 4,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikrawa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Shikrawa is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikrawa covers 937 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikrawa falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shikrawa is Sholaka, about 22 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shikrawa.

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

Shikrawa is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 12 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 12 km away. Sholaka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.