About Shikri Village

Shikri is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 229 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikri village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272161
Area (hectares)	50.05 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	229
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
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 Shikri compares

By the 2011 count Shikri is the 744th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 50.05 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shikri

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

Shikri lies about 47 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Shikri
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Basti	47 km

Villages closest to Shikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikri village had a population of 421. That makes it the 744th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Shikri village has 229 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikri has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Shikri is 272161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikri covers 50.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikri falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikri is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Shikri.

Shikri is about 47 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikri is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 12 km away. Uska Bazar is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.