About Sikariya Village

Sikariya is a small village in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 83 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikariya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dandai
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	164
Male Population	83
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Sikariya compares

By the 2011 count Sikariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sikariya

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

Sikariya lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 15 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 Sikariya
Tehsil headquarters	Dandai	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	15 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	17 km

Villages closest to Sikariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikariya village had a population of 164. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Sikariya village has 83 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikariya has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sikariya is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikariya covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikariya falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikariya is Meralgram, about 15 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 Sikariya.

Sikariya is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikariya is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 9.1 km away. Meralgram is about 15 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.