About Shikaritola Village

Shikaritola is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 98 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.19 hectares hectares.

Shikaritola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikaritola village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Tehsil	Korchi
Area (hectares)	308.19 hectares
Population	199
Male Population	98
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Shikaritola compares

By the 2011 count Shikaritola is the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 308.19 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Shikaritola

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

Shikaritola lies about 88 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 45 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 Shikaritola
Tehsil headquarters	Korchi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dewalgaon	45 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	49 km
District headquarters	Gadchiroli	88 km

Villages closest to Shikaritola

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

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Common questions about Shikaritola

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikaritola village had a population of 199. That makes it the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Shikaritola village has 98 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikaritola has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1056.

Shikaritola covers 308.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikaritola falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shikaritola is Dewalgaon, about 45 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 Shikaritola.

Shikaritola is about 88 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikaritola is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 12 km away. Dewalgaon is about 45 km away. Dongargarh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.