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About Sikheda Village

Sikheda is one of the larger villages in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,727, made up of 3,999 males and 3,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.42 hectares hectares.

Sikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikheda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 480.42 hectares
Population 7,727
Male Population 3,999
Female Population 3,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikheda compares

By the 2011 count Sikheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 480.42 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Sikheda

Sikheda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikheda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikheda from other places

Sikheda lies about 21 km from Ghaziabad. 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 Sikheda
Nearest town Pilkhua 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 13 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 21 km

Villages closest to Sikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikheda village had a population of 7,727. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Sikheda village has 3,999 males and 3,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikheda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Sikheda covers 480.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikheda falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sikheda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikheda.

Sikheda is about 21 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikheda is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Pilkhua is about 2.8 km away. Hapur is about 13 km away. Ghaziabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera (1.6 km), Ibrahimpur Tasauli (2.0 km) and Makramatpur Mithanpura (2.2 km).

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

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