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About Sikri Village

Sikri is a large village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,627, made up of 1,358 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Albert Ekka
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 1589 hectares
Population 2,627
Male Population 1,358
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 1589 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sikri

Sikri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikri as Available within <5 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 Sikri from other places

Sikri lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 67 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 Sikri
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Albert Ekka 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 32 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 67 km

Villages closest to Sikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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.

Common questions about Sikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 2,627. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sikri village has 1,358 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 1589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikri falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Lohardaga, about 67 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikri.

Sikri is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 19 km away. Albert Ekka is about 32 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengnitoli (under 2 km), Bumtel (1.7 km) and Jari (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikri today is likely to be higher.

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