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About Sikni Village

Sikni is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 332 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Sikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 332
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Sikni compares

By the 2011 count Sikni is the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 970.

Getting to Sikni

Sikni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikni 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikni from other places

Sikni lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 28 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 Sikni
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 28 km

Villages closest to Sikni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikni village had a population of 669. That makes it the 28th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Sikni village has 332 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikni has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Sikni covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikni falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikni is Bukru, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikni.

Sikni is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikni is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 24 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Chatrā 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 Sulma (under 2 km), Kanti Alias Mandhania (1.6 km) and Hutru (2.1 km).

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

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