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About Sikaria Village

Sikaria is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,934, made up of 2,574 males and 2,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.9 hectares hectares.

Sikaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 1171.9 hectares
Population 4,934
Male Population 2,574
Female Population 2,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikaria compares

By the 2011 count Sikaria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 1171.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sikaria

Sikaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikaria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 34 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 7.3 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 Dehri on Sone 7.3 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 16 km
District headquarters Rohtas 34 km

Villages closest to Sikaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 4,934. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sikaria village has 2,574 males and 2,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikaria has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Sikaria covers 1171.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikaria falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikaria is Dehri on Sone, about 7.3 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 village for Sikaria.

Sikaria is about 34 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikaria is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri on Sone is about 7.3 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 13 km away. Sasaram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubaulia (4.1 km), Ashikpur (4.9 km) and Lerua (7.5 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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