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About Sikri Village

Sikri is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,224 males and 1,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 203131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Pincode 203131
Area (hectares) 457.583 hectares
Population 2,344
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Sikri compares

By the 2011 count Sikri is the 58th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 457.583 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sikri

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

Sikri lies about 19 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Sikandarpur, about 2.6 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 Sikri
Nearest railway station Sikandarpur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 4.6 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 19 km

Villages closest to Sikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikri village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 58th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Sikri village has 1,224 males and 1,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikri has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Sikri is 203131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikri covers 457.583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikri falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikri is Sikandarpur, about 2.6 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 Sikri.

Sikri is about 19 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikri is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Sikandarpur is about 2.6 km away. Khurja is about 4.6 km away. Bulandshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhogapur (1.5 km), Mohammadpur Urf Bhogpur (1.5 km) and Nizampur (2.1 km).

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

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