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About Siangkel Village

Siangkel is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 251 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siangkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siangkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 251
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siangkel compares

By the 2011 count Siangkel is the 65th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Siangkel

Siangkel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siangkel as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Siangkel from other places

Siangkel lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 27 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 Siangkel
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 5.7 km
District headquarters Khunti 17 km
Nearest railway station Karra 27 km

Villages closest to Siangkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siangkel village had a population of 487. That makes it the 65th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Siangkel village has 251 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siangkel has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Siangkel is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siangkel covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siangkel falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siangkel is Karra, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Siangkel.

Siangkel is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siangkel is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.7 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Karra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siankel (under 2 km), Jate (under 2 km) and Sidu (1.5 km).

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

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