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About Sikhara Village

Sikhara is a large village in Porsa tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,223, made up of 1,787 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1476 hectares hectares.

Sikhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Porsa
Area (hectares) 1476 hectares
Population 3,223
Male Population 1,787
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikhara compares

By the 2011 count Sikhara is the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents. Its 1476 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Sikhara

Sikhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikhara from other places

Sikhara lies about 53 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Soni, about 19 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 Sikhara
Nearest town Gormi 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Porsa 11 km
Nearest railway station Soni 19 km
District headquarters Morena 53 km

Villages closest to Sikhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhara village had a population of 3,223. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents.

Sikhara village has 1,787 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhara has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Sikhara covers 1476 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikhara falls under Porsa tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhara is Soni, about 19 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 village for Sikhara.

Sikhara is about 53 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhara is in Porsa tehsil of Morena district. Gormi is about 9.9 km away. Porsa is about 11 km away. Soni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kichol (2.8 km), Rithwari (4.4 km) and Mateyapura (4.9 km).

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

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