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About Sidma Village

Sidma is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 325 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 325
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sidma compares

By the 2011 count Sidma is the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sidma

Sidma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sidma as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sidma from other places

Sidma lies about 5.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about under 2 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 Sidma
Nearest railway station Sini Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 10 km
Nearest town Bhetia 21 km

Villages closest to Sidma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidma village had a population of 624. That makes it the 36th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Sidma village has 325 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidma has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sidma is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidma covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sidma falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sidma is Sini Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sidma is about 5.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidma is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about under 2 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 5.0 km away. Saraikela is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sini (under 2 km), Ranka Kocha (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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