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About Shikroat Village

Shikroat is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 18 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikroat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikroat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 18
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikroat compares

By the 2011 count Shikroat is the 355th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shikroat

Shikroat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikroat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sharamla, Shari, Shariana and Shatiyana. 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.

Common questions about Shikroat

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikroat village had a population of 43. That makes it the 355th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shikroat village has 18 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikroat has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shikroat is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikroat covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikroat falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shikroat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shikroat.

Shikroat is in Theog tehsil of Shimla 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.

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

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