About Sikti Village

Sikti is a mid sized village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 535 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Sikti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Garhani
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	989
Male Population	535
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
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 Sikti compares

By the 2011 count Sikti is the 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sikti

Sikti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikti 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 Sikti from other places

Sikti lies about 11 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 29 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 Sikti
Tehsil headquarters	Garhani	11 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	11 km
Nearest town	Arāria	28 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	29 km

Villages closest to Sikti

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 Sikti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikti village had a population of 989. That makes it the 37th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Sikti village has 535 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikti has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Sikti covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikti falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikti is Jogbani, about 29 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 Sikti.

Sikti is about 11 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikti is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Garhani is about 11 km away. Bhojpur is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.