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About Shikka Village

Shikka is a small village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 92 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 364.3 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 92
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikka compares

By the 2011 count Shikka is the 146th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 364.3 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Shikka

Shikka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sawarya, Sawaryadigar, Shelda and Shelgada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shikka

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikka village had a population of 199. That makes it the 146th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Shikka village has 92 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikka has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Shikka is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikka covers 364.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shikka falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shikka notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Shikka.

Shikka is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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