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About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a mid sized village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 957 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 957
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikaria 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 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 32 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 6.6 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
Nearest railway station Pali 6.6 km
Nearest town Bikram 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 7.2 km
District headquarters Patna 32 km

Villages closest to Sikaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bihta 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 1,798. That makes it the 46th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Sikaria village has 957 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Sikaria covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikaria falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikaria is Pali, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikaria.

Sikaria is about 32 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaria is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Pali is about 6.6 km away. Bikram is about 6.6 km away. Bihta is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tara Nagar (under 2 km), Dalelganj (under 2 km) and Tarvan (under 2 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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