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About Sikatia Village

Sikatia is a mid sized village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 672 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.08 hectares hectares.

Sikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 55.08 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 672
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikatia compares

By the 2011 count Sikatia is the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 55.08 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Sikatia

The census records public bus service for Sikatia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikatia from other places

Sikatia lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 2.5 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 Sikatia
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 2.5 km
Nearest town Kataiya 9.4 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Sikatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Sikatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikatia village had a population of 1,384. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Sikatia village has 672 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikatia has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

Sikatia covers 55.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikatia falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikatia is Panchdeori Halt, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikatia.

Sikatia is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikatia is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Pach Deuri is about under 2 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 2.5 km away. Kataiya is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikatia Sujan (under 2 km), Arazi Pachdeuri (under 2 km) and Pach Deuri (under 2 km).

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

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