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About Shikara Village

Shikara is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 724 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.7 hectares hectares.

Shikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 741.7 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 724
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikara compares

By the 2011 count Shikara is the 14th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 741.7 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shikara

Shikara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shikara from other places

Shikara lies about 61 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, 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 Shikara
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Binaiki 31 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 46 km
District headquarters Seoni 61 km

Villages closest to Shikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikara village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 14th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Shikara village has 724 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Shikara covers 741.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikara falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikara is Binaiki, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shikara.

Shikara is about 61 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikara is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 4.0 km away. Binaiki is about 31 km away. Gotegaon is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajpani (1.7 km), Pandupura (2.0 km) and Sirolipar (3.2 km).

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

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