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About Sikriya Village

Sikriya is a small village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 203 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Pincode 221706
Area (hectares) 39.76 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 203
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikriya compares

By the 2011 count Sikriya is the 288th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 39.76 hectares work out to about 10 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 960.

Getting to Sikriya

Sikriya 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 Sikriya 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 Sikriya from other places

Sikriya lies about 16 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Ratanpura, about 3.8 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 Sikriya
Nearest railway station Ratanpura 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 16 km
District headquarters Mau 16 km

Villages closest to Sikriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Sikriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikriya village had a population of 400. That makes it the 288th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Sikriya village has 203 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikriya has about 970 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Sikriya is 221706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikriya covers 39.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikriya falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikriya is Ratanpura, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikriya.

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

Sikriya is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Ratanpura is about 3.8 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 16 km away. Mau 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 Muhwa (under 2 km), Karuat (under 2 km) and Dholbandh (under 2 km).

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

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