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About Sikri Village

Sikri is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 14 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177203
Area (hectares) 62.24 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 14
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,786
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 62.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 997.

Getting to Sikri

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

Sikri lies about 52 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about under 2 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 Sikri
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab under 2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 24 km
District headquarters Una 52 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

Common questions about Sikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 39. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Sikri village has 14 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 1786 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 177203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 62.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikri falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Kartoli Punjab, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sikri.

Sikri is about 52 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Kartoli Punjab is about under 2 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Amb is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salana (2.2 km), Ganu (3.8 km) and Maira Nagar (4.2 km).

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

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