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About Siktanr Village

Siktanr is a large village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,537, made up of 1,323 males and 1,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.3 hectares hectares.

Siktanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siktanr village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 168.3 hectares
Population 2,537
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siktanr compares

By the 2011 count Siktanr is the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 168.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Siktanr

Siktanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siktanr as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siktanr from other places

Siktanr lies about 9.8 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 10 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 Siktanr
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 9.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 30 km

Villages closest to Siktanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siktanr village had a population of 2,537. That makes it the 35th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Siktanr village has 1,323 males and 1,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siktanr has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Siktanr covers 168.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siktanr falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siktanr is Narkatyaganj, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siktanr.

Siktanr is about 9.8 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siktanr is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 9.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 9.9 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amaulia (under 2 km), Deurwa (4.7 km) and Sakrauliya (5.6 km).

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

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