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About Sikrom Village

Sikrom is a small village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 121 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikrom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikrom village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 121
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Sikrom compares

By the 2011 count Sikrom is the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1015.

Getting to Sikrom

Sikrom is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikrom 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 Sikrom from other places

Sikrom lies about 50 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 8.9 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 Sikrom
Nearest railway station Tati 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 10 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 31 km
District headquarters Simdega 50 km

Villages closest to Sikrom

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 Sikrom

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikrom village had a population of 226. That makes it the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sikrom village has 121 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikrom has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Sikrom covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikrom falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikrom is Tati, about 8.9 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 Sikrom.

Sikrom is about 50 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikrom is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 8.9 km away. Bano is about 10 km away. Birmitrapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sotasoya (1.5 km), Kudrung (1.6 km) and Barerpa (2.5 km).

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

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