About Sikaryah Village

Sikaryah is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 141 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikaryah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaryah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176325
Area (hectares)	114.21 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	141
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikaryah compares

By the 2011 count Sikaryah is the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 114.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sikaryah

Sikaryah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikaryah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sikaryah from other places

Sikaryah lies about under 2 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Sikaryah
District headquarters	Chamba	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	15 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	41 km

Villages closest to Sikaryah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaryah village had a population of 290. That makes it the 40th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Sikaryah village has 141 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaryah has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sikaryah is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikaryah covers 114.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikaryah falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikaryah is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikaryah.

Sikaryah is about under 2 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaryah is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about under 2 km away. Bhalai is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.