About Sihika Village

Sihika is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 178 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihika village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723121
Area (hectares)	128.29 hectares
Population	352
Male Population	178
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihika compares

By the 2011 count Sihika is the 148th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 128.29 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 972.

Getting to Sihika

Sihika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihika as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Shiulibari, Shyambathan, Shyampur and Siada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sihika

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihika village had a population of 352. That makes it the 148th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Sihika village has 178 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihika has about 978 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Sihika is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihika covers 128.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihika falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sihika notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sihika.

Sihika is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.