About Sichal Village

Sichal is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 681 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sichal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sichal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	486.4 hectares
Population	1,340
Male Population	681
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Sichal compares

By the 2011 count Sichal is the 9th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 486.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sichal

Sichal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sichal 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 Sichal from other places

Sichal lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Sichal
District headquarters	Doda	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	43 km

Villages closest to Sichal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sichal village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 9th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Sichal village has 681 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sichal has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Sichal is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sichal covers 486.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sichal falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sichal is Sumber, about 43 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 Sichal.

Sichal is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sichal is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Thathri is about 9.8 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.