About Shiki Kala Village

Shiki Kala is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 306 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiki Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiki Kala village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	221508
Area (hectares)	62.35 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	306
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiki Kala compares

By the 2011 count Shiki Kala is the 454th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 62.35 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shiki Kala

Shiki Kala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiki Kala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shiki Kala from other places

Shiki Kala lies about 45 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 13 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 Shiki Kala
Nearest railway station	Unchdih	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	31 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	45 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	45 km

Villages closest to Shiki Kala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 Shiki Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiki Kala village had a population of 578. That makes it the 454th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Shiki Kala village has 306 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiki Kala has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shiki Kala is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiki Kala covers 62.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shiki Kala falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shiki Kala is Unchdih, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shiki Kala.

Shiki Kala is about 45 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiki Kala is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 13 km away. Handia is about 31 km away. Allahabad is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.