About Sikri Village

Sikri is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,376, made up of 1,207 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144202
Area (hectares)	481 hectares
Population	2,376
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sikri

Sikri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikri from other places

Sikri lies about 34 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about under 2 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 Sikri
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	under 2 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	29 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	34 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 2,376. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sikri village has 1,207 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikri falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Kartoli Punjab, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikri.

Sikri is about 34 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about under 2 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Dasua is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.