About Sikhari Village

Sikhari is one of the larger villages in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,691, made up of 2,851 males and 2,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.86 hectares hectares.

Sikhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhari village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghazipur
Tehsil	Jakhania
Area (hectares)	437.86 hectares
Population	5,691
Male Population	2,851
Female Population	2,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Sikhari compares

By the 2011 count Sikhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 437.86 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sikhari

Sikhari 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 Sikhari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikhari from other places

Sikhari lies about 146 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ugrasenpur, about 4.2 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 Sikhari
Nearest railway station	Ugrasenpur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhania	17 km
District headquarters	Ghazipur	146 km

Villages closest to Sikhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhari village had a population of 5,691. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Sikhari village has 2,851 males and 2,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhari has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Sikhari covers 437.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikhari falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhari is Ugrasenpur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sikhari.

Sikhari is about 146 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhari is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ugrasenpur is about 4.2 km away. Phulpur is about 6.0 km away. Jakhania is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.