About Sikni Village

Sikni is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 630 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, 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	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	186.76 hectares
Population	1,221
Male Population	630
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 186.76 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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 136 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 4.6 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
Nearest railway station	Chetar	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	8.4 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	14 km
District headquarters	Palamu	136 km

Villages closest to Sikni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 1,221. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Sikni village has 630 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikni has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sikni is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikni covers 186.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikni falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikni is Chetar, about 4.6 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 136 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 Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 4.6 km away. Tarhasi is about 8.4 km away. Lātehār is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.