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About Shikli Village

Shikli is a small village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 245 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832401
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 245
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shikli compares

By the 2011 count Shikli is the 78th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Shikli

The census records public bus service for Shikli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ruchap, Rudih, Rugri and Ruyani. 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.

Common questions about Shikli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikli village had a population of 471. That makes it the 78th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Shikli village has 245 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Shikli is 832401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikli covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikli falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shikli notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shikli.

Shikli is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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.

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

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