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About Siki Kalan Village

Siki Kalan is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,090, made up of 1,091 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siki Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siki Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 2,090
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siki Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Siki Kalan is the 15th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Siki Kalan

Siki Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siki Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siki Kalan from other places

Siki Kalan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 Siki Kalan
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 18 km
Nearest town Gumia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 30 km
District headquarters Palamu 30 km

Villages closest to Siki Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Siki Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Siki Kalan village had a population of 2,090. That makes it the 15th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Siki Kalan village has 1,091 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siki Kalan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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

Siki Kalan covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siki Kalan falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siki Kalan is Dumri Bihar, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Siki Kalan.

Siki Kalan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siki Kalan is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Patan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siki Khurd (under 2 km), Katri (2.8 km) and Barahmoriya (4.5 km).

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

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