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About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,058 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.6 hectares hectares.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 196.6 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is the 38th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 196.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikaria 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 Sikaria from other places

Sikaria lies about 36 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 6.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 6.7 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 36 km

Villages closest to Sikaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhepur 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 1,987. That makes it the 38th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Sikaria village has 1,058 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Sikaria covers 196.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikaria falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikaria is Tamuria, about 6.7 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 Sikaria.

Sikaria is about 36 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaria is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 2.5 km away. Tamuria is about 6.7 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahisan (under 2 km), Asam (under 2 km) and Kapar Phora (1.8 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.

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