About Sikwar Village

Sikwar is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 324 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikwar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	258.75 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	324
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
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 Sikwar compares

By the 2011 count Sikwar is the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 258.75 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sikwar

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

Sikwar lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Sikwar
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	12 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	23 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	24 km

Villages closest to Sikwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikwar village had a population of 659. That makes it the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Sikwar village has 324 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikwar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sikwar is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikwar covers 258.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikwar falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikwar is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Sikwar.

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

Sikwar is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 12 km away. Lohārdagā is about 23 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.