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About Sikramba Village

Sikramba is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 262 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikramba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikramba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 638 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 262
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Sikramba compares

By the 2011 count Sikramba is the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 638 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 989.

Getting to Sikramba

Sikramba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikramba 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 Sikramba from other places

Sikramba lies about 41 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 20 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 Sikramba
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 21 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 41 km

Villages closest to Sikramba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikramba village had a population of 492. That makes it the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Sikramba village has 262 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikramba has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sikramba is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikramba covers 638 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikramba falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikramba is Chakradharpur, about 20 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 Sikramba.

Sikramba is about 41 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikramba is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chakradharpur is about 20 km away. Kuchai is about 21 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludibera (4.0 km), Dangl (4.4 km) and Gelua (7.3 km).

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

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