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About Sikharpasni Village

Sikharpasni is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 297 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikharpasni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikharpasni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 297
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Sikharpasni compares

By the 2011 count Sikharpasni is the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sikharpasni

Sikharpasni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikharpasni 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 Sikharpasni from other places

Sikharpasni lies about 41 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Sikharpasni
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
District headquarters Pakur 41 km

Villages closest to Sikharpasni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikharpasni village had a population of 570. That makes it the 68th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Sikharpasni village has 297 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikharpasni has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sikharpasni is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikharpasni covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikharpasni falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikharpasni is Harinsing, about 11 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 Sikharpasni.

Sikharpasni is about 41 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikharpasni is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 2.5 km away. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amkona (under 2 km), Dhekiduha (under 2 km) and Joggaria (under 2 km).

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

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