About Sikhnu Village

Sikhnu is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 136 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhnu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176313
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	136
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikhnu compares

By the 2011 count Sikhnu is the 60th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sikhnu

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

Sikhnu lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Sikhnu
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	19 km
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	24 km

Villages closest to Sikhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhnu village had a population of 264. That makes it the 60th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sikhnu village has 136 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhnu has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sikhnu is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikhnu covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikhnu falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhnu is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Sikhnu.

Sikhnu is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhnu is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.