About Sikri Village

Sikri is a large village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,420, made up of 2,209 males and 2,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825311
Area (hectares)	2340 hectares
Population	4,420
Male Population	2,209
Female Population	2,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
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 Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 2340 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sikri

Sikri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikri 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 Sikri from other places

Sikri lies about 23 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, 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 Sikri
Tehsil headquarters	Barkagaon	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bes	15 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	23 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	23 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 4,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sikri village has 2,209 males and 2,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 2340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikri falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Bes, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikri.

Sikri is about 23 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 2.8 km away. Bes is about 15 km away. Hazaribagh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.