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About Sikosi Village

Sikosi is a small village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 245 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.99 hectares hectares.

Sikosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikosi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 356.99 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 245
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikosi compares

By the 2011 count Sikosi is the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 356.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 999.

Getting to Sikosi

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

How far is Sikosi from other places

Sikosi lies about 30 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 31 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 Sikosi
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 3.2 km
District headquarters Mandla 30 km
Nearest town Mandlā 30 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 31 km

Villages closest to Sikosi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikosi village had a population of 499. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Sikosi village has 245 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikosi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Sikosi covers 356.99 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.

Sikosi falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikosi is Mandla Fort, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikosi.

Sikosi is about 30 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikosi is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 3.2 km away. Mandla is about 30 km away. Mandlā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpur (under 2 km), Malara (2.3 km) and Mohgaon (2.7 km).

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

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