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About Shiki Khurdh Village

Shiki Khurdh is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 581 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiki Khurdh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiki Khurdh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 138.92 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 581
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Khurdh compares

By the 2011 count Shiki Khurdh is the 319th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 138.92 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 Khurdh

Shiki Khurdh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shiki Khurdh 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 Khurdh from other places

Shiki Khurdh 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 Khurdh
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 Khurdh

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.

Common questions about Shiki Khurdh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiki Khurdh village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 319th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Shiki Khurdh village has 581 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiki Khurdh has about 869 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 Khurdh is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiki Khurdh covers 138.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiki Khurdh 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 Khurdh.

Shiki Khurdh 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 Khurdh 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shiki Kala (under 2 km), Dughara Ta Utaraw (2.9 km) and Darhi (3.9 km).

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

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