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About Sikta Khurd Village

Sikta Khurd is a mid sized village in Jogapatti tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 365 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares.

Sikta Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikta Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Jogapatti
Area (hectares) 70.8 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 365
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikta Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sikta Khurd is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sikta Khurd

Sikta Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikta Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sikta Khurd from other places

Sikta Khurd lies about 8.7 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Rameshwar Nagar, about 14 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 Sikta Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Jogapatti 7.1 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Rameshwar Nagar 14 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 15 km

Villages closest to Sikta Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogapatti 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 Sikta Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikta Khurd village had a population of 683. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,361 residents.

Sikta Khurd village has 365 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikta Khurd has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Sikta Khurd covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikta Khurd falls under Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikta Khurd is Rameshwar Nagar, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikta Khurd.

Sikta Khurd is about 8.7 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikta Khurd is in Jogapatti tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jogapatti is about 7.1 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 8.7 km away. Rameshwar Nagar 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 Sikta Kalan (under 2 km), Donwar Kalan (under 2 km) and Jamunia (under 2 km).

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

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