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About Sikhula Village

Sikhula is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 426 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.63 hectares hectares.

Sikhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhula village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 55.63 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 426
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikhula compares

By the 2011 count Sikhula is the 203rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 55.63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Sikhula

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

Sikhula lies about 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 5.1 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 Sikhula
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 10 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 23 km

Villages closest to Sikhula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhula village had a population of 905. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Sikhula village has 426 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhula has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Sikhula covers 55.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikhula falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhula is Sarai Mir, about 5.1 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikhula.

Sikhula is about 23 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhula is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 5.1 km away. Nizamabad is about 10 km away. Azamgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arara (under 2 km), Chak Latif (under 2 km) and Zaheerpur (under 2 km).

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

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