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About Sikaraha Village

Sikaraha is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 563 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.5 hectares hectares.

Sikaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 65.5 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 563
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikaraha compares

By the 2011 count Sikaraha is the 323rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 65.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sikaraha

The census records public bus service for Sikaraha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikaraha from other places

Sikaraha lies about 48 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about under 2 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 Sikaraha
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 17 km
District headquarters Allahabad 48 km

Villages closest to Sikaraha

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 Sikaraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaraha village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sikaraha village has 563 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaraha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Sikaraha covers 65.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikaraha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikaraha is Atraura Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sikaraha.

Sikaraha is about 48 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaraha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about under 2 km away. Handia is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vajpur (under 2 km), Chak Pali (under 2 km) and Bhiti (2.0 km).

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

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