About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a mid sized village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,413, made up of 749 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Garhani
Pincode	802203
Area (hectares)	88 hectares
Population	1,413
Male Population	749
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is the 28th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikaria from other places

Sikaria lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 13 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 Sikaria
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhani	31 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	31 km

Villages closest to Sikaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaria village had a population of 1,413. That makes it the 28th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Sikaria village has 749 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sikaria is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikaria covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikaria falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikaria is Satar Halt, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikaria.

Sikaria is about 31 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaria is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Satar Halt is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Garhani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.