Skip to main content

About Sikri Village

Sikri is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 411 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.71 hectares hectares.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 129.71 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 411
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is the 254th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 129.71 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sikri

Sikri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sikri from other places

Sikri lies about 50 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 26 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 town Chharra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 26 km
Nearest railway station Soron Shukar Kshetra 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 50 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

Common questions about Sikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 749. That makes it the 254th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Sikri village has 411 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

Sikri covers 129.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikri falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Sikri.

Sikri is about 50 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 19 km away. Atrauli is about 26 km away. Soron Shukar Kshetra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunpehar Edalpur (under 2 km), Sankra (1.7 km) and Gahtoli Gang (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All