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About Sikariya Village

Sikariya is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 762 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Sikariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 762
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikariya compares

By the 2011 count Sikariya is the 64th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sikariya

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

How far is Sikariya from other places

Sikariya lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 11 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 Sikariya
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 5.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Bela 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Sikariya

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

Common questions about Sikariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikariya village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 64th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Sikariya village has 762 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikariya has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Sikariya covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikariya falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikariya is Bela, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikariya.

Sikariya is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikariya is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 5.8 km away. Tekāri is about 5.8 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noni (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Bhainsmara (under 2 km).

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

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