About Sikkal Village

Sikkal is a large village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,190 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kadaladi
Pincode	623528
Area (hectares)	1057.68 hectares
Population	2,301
Male Population	1,190
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikkal compares

By the 2011 count Sikkal is the 25th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1057.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 989.

Getting to Sikkal

Sikkal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikkal as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikkal from other places

Sikkal lies about 25 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 18 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 Sikkal
Nearest town	Kilakarai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadaladi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	18 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	25 km

Villages closest to Sikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikkal village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 25th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Sikkal village has 1,190 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikkal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sikkal is 623528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikkal covers 1057.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikkal falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sikkal is Sattirakkudi, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikkal.

Sikkal is about 25 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikkal is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kilakarai is about 16 km away. Kadaladi is about 16 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.