About Shikandon Village

Shikandon is a small village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 197 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikandon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikandon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Kamrau
Pincode	173022
Area (hectares)	157.06 hectares
Population	374
Male Population	197
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikandon compares

By the 2011 count Shikandon is the 34th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 157.06 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shikandon

Shikandon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shikandon as Available within 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 Shikandon from other places

Shikandon lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Shikandon
Tehsil headquarters	Kamrau	4.8 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	14 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	44 km

Villages closest to Shikandon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikandon village had a population of 374. That makes it the 34th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Shikandon village has 197 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikandon has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shikandon is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikandon covers 157.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikandon falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikandon is Dehradun, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shikandon.

Shikandon is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikandon is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 4.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.