About Saikuwa Village

Saikuwa is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 407 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Saikuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saikuwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	780
Male Population	407
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saikuwa compares

By the 2011 count Saikuwa is the 87th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Saikuwa

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

How far is Saikuwa from other places

Saikuwa lies about 28 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 19 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 Saikuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	19 km
District headquarters	Buxar	28 km

Villages closest to Saikuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saikuwa village had a population of 780. That makes it the 87th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Saikuwa village has 407 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saikuwa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Saikuwa covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saikuwa falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saikuwa is Chausa, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saikuwa.

Saikuwa is about 28 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saikuwa is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 7.3 km away. Chausa is about 19 km away. Buxar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.