About Sikoi Village

Sikoi is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,915, made up of 976 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikoi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	1110 hectares
Population	1,915
Male Population	976
Female Population	939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikoi compares

By the 2011 count Sikoi is the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1110 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sikoi

Sikoi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikoi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sikoi from other places

Sikoi lies about 9.7 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 50 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 Sikoi
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	8.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	9.7 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	50 km

Villages closest to Sikoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikoi village had a population of 1,915. That makes it the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Sikoi village has 976 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikoi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sikoi is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikoi covers 1110 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.

Sikoi falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikoi is Bakaspur, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikoi.

Sikoi is about 9.7 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikoi is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 8.1 km away. Gumla is about 9.7 km away. Gumlā is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.