About Sikni Village

Sikni is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 246 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	556 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	246
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
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 Sikni compares

By the 2011 count Sikni is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sikni

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

Sikni lies about 129 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 28 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 Sikni
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	6.6 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bukru	28 km
District headquarters	Palamu	129 km

Villages closest to Sikni

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 Sikni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikni village had a population of 450. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sikni village has 246 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikni has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sikni is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikni covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikni falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikni is Bukru, about 28 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 Sikni.

Sikni is about 129 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikni is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 6.6 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Bukru is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.