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About Shikohabad Village

Shikohabad is a small village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 105 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.01 hectares hectares.

Shikohabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikohabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 53.01 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 105
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikohabad compares

By the 2011 count Shikohabad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 53.01 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Shikohabad

Shikohabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikohabad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikohabad from other places

Shikohabad lies about 63 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 17 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 Shikohabad
Nearest town Lālganj 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Antu 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 34 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 63 km

Villages closest to Shikohabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikohabad village had a population of 206. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Shikohabad village has 105 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikohabad has about 962 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 974.

Shikohabad covers 53.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikohabad falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikohabad is Antu, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shikohabad.

Shikohabad is about 63 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikohabad is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lālganj is about 7.6 km away. Antu is about 17 km away. Salon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashikabad (under 2 km), Nawabad (4.6 km) and Itara (9.6 km).

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

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