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About Sikahila Village

Sikahila is a large village in Derapur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,299 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikahila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Derapur
Pincode 209310
Area (hectares) 435.8 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,299
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikahila compares

By the 2011 count Sikahila is the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents. Its 435.8 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Sikahila

Sikahila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikahila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sikahila from other places

Sikahila lies about 16 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 8.7 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 Sikahila
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 8.7 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 9.0 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Derapur 17 km

Villages closest to Sikahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikahila village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,802 residents.

Sikahila village has 1,299 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikahila has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Sikahila is 209310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikahila covers 435.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikahila falls under Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikahila is Jhinjhak, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikahila.

Sikahila is about 16 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikahila is in Derapur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Jhinjhak is about 8.7 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 9.0 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parhuli (under 2 km), Kudauli Madauli (under 2 km) and Sabalpur (1.6 km).

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

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