About Sikni Village

Sikni is a small village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 52 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, 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	Pandu
Pincode	812124
Area (hectares)	199.76 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	52
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	808
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikni compares

By the 2011 count Sikni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 199.76 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 912.

Getting to Sikni

Sikni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikni as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Rabra, Rabri, Ratnag and Salhana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Sikni village has 52 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikni has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sikni is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikni covers 199.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikni falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sikni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikni.

Sikni is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.