About Sikarpur Village

Sikarpur is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 299 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikarpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	250.86 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	299
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikarpur is the 65th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 250.86 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sikarpur

Sikarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikarpur from other places

Sikarpur 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 Sikarpur
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Sikarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikarpur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 65th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sikarpur village has 299 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikarpur has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sikarpur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikarpur covers 250.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikarpur falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikarpur 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 village for Sikarpur.

Sikarpur 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.

Sikarpur is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 12 km away. Masalia 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.