Skip to main content

About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a mid sized village in Jehanabad tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,646, made up of 864 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Jehanabad
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 1,646
Male Population 864
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria 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 Sikaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikaria from other places

Sikaria lies about 3.5 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 3.0 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 Sikaria
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jehanabad 3.5 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 3.5 km

Villages closest to Sikaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaria village had a population of 1,646. That makes it the 27th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Sikaria village has 864 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Sikaria covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikaria falls under Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikaria is Jehanabad Court, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikaria.

Sikaria is about 3.5 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaria is in Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad Court is about 3.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 3.5 km away. Jahānābād is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurapur (under 2 km), Medni Chak (under 2 km) and Kodehra (1.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All