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About Sikorda Village

Sikorda is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 476 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikorda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 987.97 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 476
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikorda compares

By the 2011 count Sikorda is the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 987.97 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sikorda

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

How far is Sikorda from other places

Sikorda lies about 46 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 3.6 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 Sikorda
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 4.4 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 36 km
District headquarters Simdega 46 km

Villages closest to Sikorda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikorda village had a population of 977. That makes it the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sikorda village has 476 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikorda has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sikorda is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikorda covers 987.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikorda falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikorda is Mahabuang, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikorda.

Sikorda is about 46 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikorda is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 3.6 km away. Bano is about 4.4 km away. Birmitrapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaklabasa (2.6 km), Tinrongra (2.7 km) and Sora (2.8 km).

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

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