About Sikan Village

Sikan is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 145 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Kotli
Pincode	175003
Area (hectares)	66.22 hectares
Population	324
Male Population	145
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,234
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikan compares

By the 2011 count Sikan is the 36th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 66.22 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Sikan

Sikan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikan 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarwari Buhli, Sarwari Uperli, Satahan and Sathol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sikan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikan village had a population of 324. That makes it the 36th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sikan village has 145 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikan has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Sikan is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikan covers 66.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikan falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sikan notes the nearest railway station 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 Sikan.

Sikan is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.