About Sikraur Village

Sikraur is a large village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,314, made up of 1,747 males and 1,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.3 hectares hectares.

Sikraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikraur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Area (hectares)	391.3 hectares
Population	3,314
Male Population	1,747
Female Population	1,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sikraur compares

By the 2011 count Sikraur is the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 391.3 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikraur

Sikraur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikraur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikraur from other places

Sikraur lies about 24 km from Buxar. 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 Sikraur
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	17 km
District headquarters	Buxar	24 km

Villages closest to Sikraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikraur village had a population of 3,314. That makes it the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Sikraur village has 1,747 males and 1,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikraur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Sikraur covers 391.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikraur falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Sikraur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikraur.

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

Sikraur is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 8.1 km away. Dumraon is about 17 km away. Buxar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.