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About Sikarsai Village

Sikarsai is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 323 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikarsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikarsai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 323
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikarsai compares

By the 2011 count Sikarsai is the 98th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sikarsai

Sikarsai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikarsai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sikarsai from other places

Sikarsai lies about 42 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, 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 Sikarsai
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 4.6 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 34 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Sikarsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikarsai village had a population of 644. That makes it the 98th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Sikarsai village has 323 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikarsai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sikarsai is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikarsai covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikarsai falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikarsai is Haludpukur, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikarsai.

Sikarsai is about 42 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikarsai is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 4.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 11 km away. Potka is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darusai (2.2 km), Naga (2.8 km) and Rasunchapa (3.7 km).

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

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