About Sikkalur Village

Sikkalur is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,026, made up of 1,573 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikkalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikkalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Harur
Pincode	636906
Area (hectares)	1093.41 hectares
Population	3,026
Male Population	1,573
Female Population	1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikkalur compares

By the 2011 count Sikkalur is the 14th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 1093.41 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sikkalur

Sikkalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikkalur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikkalur from other places

Sikkalur lies about 60 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 33 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 Sikkalur
Tehsil headquarters	Harur	25 km
Nearest town	Harūr	25 km
Nearest railway station	Doddampatti	33 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	60 km

Villages closest to Sikkalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikkalur village had a population of 3,026. That makes it the 14th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Sikkalur village has 1,573 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikkalur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sikkalur is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikkalur covers 1093.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikkalur falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sikkalur is Doddampatti, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikkalur.

Sikkalur is about 60 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikkalur is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 25 km away. Harūr is about 25 km away. Doddampatti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.