About Sikat Village

Sikat is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 343 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikat village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	268.48 hectares
Population	713
Male Population	343
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
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 Sikat compares

By the 2011 count Sikat is the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 268.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sikat

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

Sikat lies about 24 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 26 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 Sikat
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	5.7 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	24 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	26 km

Villages closest to Sikat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikat village had a population of 713. That makes it the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Sikat village has 343 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikat has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sikat is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikat covers 268.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikat falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikat is Garwa, about 26 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 Sikat.

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

Sikat is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 5.7 km away. Garhwa is about 24 km away. Garwa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.