About Sikaripara Village

Sikaripara is a large village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,347 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikaripara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaripara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	150.41 hectares
Population	2,646
Male Population	1,347
Female Population	1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikaripara compares

By the 2011 count Sikaripara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 150.41 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sikaripara

Sikaripara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikaripara as Available within village. 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 Sikaripara from other places

Sikaripara lies about 23 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, 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 Sikaripara
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	23 km
District headquarters	Dumka	23 km

Villages closest to Sikaripara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaripara village had a population of 2,646. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Sikaripara village has 1,347 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaripara has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sikaripara is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikaripara covers 150.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikaripara falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikaripara is Ambajora Shikaripara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikaripara.

Sikaripara is about 23 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaripara is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about under 2 km away. Shikaripara is about 23 km away. Dumka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.