About Siktihar Village

Siktihar is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 999 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siktihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siktihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	224 hectares
Population	2,157
Male Population	999
Female Population	1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Siktihar compares

By the 2011 count Siktihar is the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Siktihar

Siktihar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siktihar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Siktihar from other places

Siktihar lies about 20 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, 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 Siktihar
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	7.3 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tauheed	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	20 km

Villages closest to Siktihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siktihar village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Siktihar village has 999 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siktihar has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Siktihar is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siktihar covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siktihar falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siktihar is Tauheed, 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 10+ km distance for Siktihar.

Siktihar is about 20 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siktihar is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 7.3 km away. Bahādurganj is about 7.3 km away. Tauheed is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.