About Sikra Village

Sikra is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 959 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.17 hectares hectares.

Sikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Meja
Area (hectares)	145.17 hectares
Population	1,795
Male Population	959
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikra compares

By the 2011 count Sikra is the 102nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 145.17 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sikra

Sikra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sikra from other places

Sikra lies about 39 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 4.4 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 Sikra
Nearest railway station	Unchdih	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meja	10 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	35 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	39 km

Villages closest to Sikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikra village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Sikra village has 959 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikra has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Sikra covers 145.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikra falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikra is Unchdih, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available for Sikra.

Sikra is about 39 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikra is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 4.4 km away. Meja is about 10 km away. Gyānpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.