About Sikarpara Village

Sikarpara is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 131 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikarpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikarpara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	131
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Sikarpara compares

By the 2011 count Sikarpara is the 103rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Sikarpara

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

Sikarpara lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 12 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 Sikarpara
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Sikarpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikarpara village had a population of 249. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Sikarpara village has 131 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikarpara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Sikarpara is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikarpara covers 225 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.

Sikarpara falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikarpara is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 12 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 Sikarpara.

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

Sikarpara is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 12 km away. Kathikund is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.