About Sikta Village

Sikta is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 513 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Sikta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	973
Male Population	513
Female Population	460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikta compares

By the 2011 count Sikta is the 71st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sikta

Sikta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikta from other places

Sikta 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 Sikta
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	9.8 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	14 km

Villages closest to Sikta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikta village had a population of 973. That makes it the 71st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Sikta village has 513 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikta has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Sikta covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikta falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikta is Narkatyaganj, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikta.

Sikta 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.

Sikta is in Ramnagar 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.