About Sikhar Village

Sikhar is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,169, made up of 1,635 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.24 hectares hectares.

Sikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Chunar
Area (hectares)	404.24 hectares
Population	3,169
Male Population	1,635
Female Population	1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikhar compares

By the 2011 count Sikhar is the 35th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 404.24 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sikhar

Sikhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikhar from other places

Sikhar lies about 24 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 4.7 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 Sikhar
Nearest railway station	Kapsethi	4.7 km
Nearest town	Bhadohi	16 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chunar	27 km

Villages closest to Sikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhar village had a population of 3,169. That makes it the 35th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Sikhar village has 1,635 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Sikhar covers 404.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikhar falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikhar is Kapsethi, about 4.7 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikhar.

Sikhar is about 24 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhar is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Kapsethi is about 4.7 km away. Bhadohi is about 16 km away. Mirzapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.