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About Sikahar Village

Sikahar is a large village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,245, made up of 1,194 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Sikahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 2,245
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikahar compares

By the 2011 count Sikahar is the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sikahar

Sikahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikahar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paroriya, Pathalghatta, Rasalpur and Rasuna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sikahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikahar village had a population of 2,245. That makes it the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Sikahar village has 1,194 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikahar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Sikahar covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikahar falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Sikahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sikahar is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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