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About Sikari Village

Sikari is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 645 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 180.5 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 645
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikari compares

By the 2011 count Sikari is the 245th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 180.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sikari

Sikari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikari from other places

Sikari lies about 20 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about under 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 Sikari
Nearest railway station Kasturi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 5.4 km
District headquarters Gonda 20 km

Villages closest to Sikari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikari village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 245th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Sikari village has 645 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sikari is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikari covers 180.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikari falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikari is Kasturi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sikari.

Sikari is about 20 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikari is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about under 2 km away. Colonelganj is about 5.4 km away. Gonda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Kauraha Jagdishpur (under 2 km) and Kasturi (under 2 km).

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

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