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About Sikharan Village

Sikharan is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 590 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.54 hectares hectares.

Sikharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikharan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 240.54 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 590
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikharan compares

By the 2011 count Sikharan is the 237th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 240.54 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Sikharan

Sikharan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikharan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikharan from other places

Sikharan lies about 11 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 5.8 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 Sikharan
Nearest railway station Kulwa 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 11 km
District headquarters Aligarh 11 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 11 km

Villages closest to Sikharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikharan village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 237th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Sikharan village has 590 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikharan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Sikharan covers 240.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikharan falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikharan is Kulwa, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikharan.

Sikharan is about 11 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikharan is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Kulwa is about 5.8 km away. Koil is about 11 km away. Aligarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijauna Buzurg (under 2 km), Bijauna Khurd (under 2 km) and Semla (2.1 km).

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

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