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About Tola Siktia Village

Tola Siktia is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 669 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tola Siktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Siktia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Katoria
Pincode 814131
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 669
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Siktia compares

By the 2011 count Tola Siktia is the 28th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Tola Siktia

Tola Siktia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tola Siktia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tola Siktia from other places

Tola Siktia lies about 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 3.5 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 Tola Siktia
Nearest railway station Godda 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Katoria 24 km
District headquarters Banka 24 km

Villages closest to Tola Siktia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katoria 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 Tola Siktia

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Siktia village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 28th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Tola Siktia village has 669 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Siktia has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Tola Siktia is 814131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tola Siktia covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tola Siktia falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola Siktia is Godda, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tola Siktia.

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

Tola Siktia is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 3.5 km away. Katoria is about 24 km away. Banka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Rampur (3.1 km), Tola Jamua (4.7 km) and Tola Garhitanr (4.9 km).

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

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