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About Sikara Village

Sikara is a small village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 51 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 706 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.95 hectares hectares.

Sikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 44.95 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 51
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 706
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikara compares

By the 2011 count Sikara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 44.95 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sikara

Sikara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sikara from other places

Sikara lies about 45 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 6.6 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 Sikara
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 13 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 45 km

Villages closest to Sikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikara village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Sikara village has 51 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikara has about 706 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Sikara covers 44.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sikara falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikara is Uska Bazar, about 6.6 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikara.

Sikara is about 45 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikara is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Uska Bazar is about 6.6 km away. Pharenda is about 13 km away. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koila Dand (under 2 km), Jhagapar (under 2 km) and Chhitauni (under 2 km).

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

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