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About Sikoha Village

Sikoha is a small village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 147 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 701 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikoha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikoha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 147
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 701
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikoha compares

By the 2011 count Sikoha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sikoha

Sikoha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikoha 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikoha from other places

Sikoha lies about 23 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 2.5 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 Sikoha
Nearest railway station Nadwan 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 5.4 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 7.3 km
District headquarters Patna 23 km

Villages closest to Sikoha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikoha village had a population of 250. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Sikoha village has 147 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikoha has about 701 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Sikoha is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikoha covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikoha falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikoha is Nadwan, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sikoha.

Sikoha is about 23 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikoha is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 2.5 km away. Dhanarua is about 5.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thubha (under 2 km), Patharhat (under 2 km) and Larha (under 2 km).

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

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