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About Sikathia Village

Sikathia is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 321 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.31 hectares hectares.

Sikathia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikathia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 82.31 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 321
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikathia compares

By the 2011 count Sikathia is the 240th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 82.31 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sikathia

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

Sikathia lies about 15 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, 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 Sikathia
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 12 km
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 14 km
District headquarters Chandauli 15 km

Villages closest to Sikathia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikathia village had a population of 568. That makes it the 240th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sikathia village has 321 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikathia has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Sikathia covers 82.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikathia falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikathia is Ganj Khawaja, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikathia.

Sikathia is about 15 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikathia is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 12 km away. Ganj Khawaja is about 14 km away. Chandauli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitauri (under 2 km), Patna (1.6 km) and Kurthiya (1.7 km).

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

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