About Sikda Village

Sikda is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 77 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	832312
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	77
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
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 Sikda compares

By the 2011 count Sikda is the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sikda

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

Sikda lies about 157 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 41 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 Sikda
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	24 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	41 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	41 km
District headquarters	Palamu	157 km

Villages closest to Sikda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikda village had a population of 160. That makes it the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sikda village has 77 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikda has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sikda is 832312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikda covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikda falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikda is Kajri, about 41 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 Sikda.

Sikda is about 157 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikda is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 24 km away. Chatrā is about 41 km away. Kajri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.