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Sikka, India Google Maps. Sikka, India Sikka is a census town in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Sikka is a coastal town in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. India census, Sikka had a population of 20,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sikka has an average literacy rate of 44%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 54%, and female literacy is 34%. In Sikka, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most residents are of Gujarat and speak Gujarati and Kachhi language. Kachchi language is written