About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,768, made up of 2,444 males and 2,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	433.41 hectares
Population	4,768
Male Population	2,444
Female Population	2,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 433.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikaria 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 village. 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	Paliganj	20 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 Paliganj 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 Sikaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikaria village had a population of 4,768. That makes it the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Sikaria village has 2,444 males and 2,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sikaria is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikaria covers 433.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikaria falls under Paliganj 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Pali is about 6.6 km away. Bikram is about 6.6 km away. Paliganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.