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About Sikha Village

Sikha is a small village in Aonla tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 194 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 701 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.32 hectares hectares.

Sikha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Aonla
Area (hectares) 671.32 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 194
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 701
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikha compares

By the 2011 count Sikha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,872 residents. Its 671.32 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Sikha

Sikha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikha from other places

Sikha lies about 26 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Dhaneta, about 10 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 Sikha
Nearest town Sarauli 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Dhaneta 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Aonla 20 km
District headquarters Bareilly 26 km

Villages closest to Sikha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikha village had a population of 330. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,872 residents.

Sikha village has 194 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikha has about 701 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Sikha covers 671.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikha falls under Aonla tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikha is Dhaneta, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikha.

Sikha is about 26 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikha is in Aonla tehsil of Bareilly district. Sarauli is about 9.9 km away. Dhaneta is about 10 km away. Aonla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (under 2 km), Katroibuzurg (4.4 km) and Gurganwa Ahatmali (5.1 km).

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

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