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About Sikti Village

Sikti is a large village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,085, made up of 1,091 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.97 hectares hectares.

Sikti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Area (hectares) 122.97 hectares
Population 2,085
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikti compares

By the 2011 count Sikti is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 122.97 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sikti

Sikti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikti from other places

Sikti lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 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 Sikti
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 30 km

Villages closest to Sikti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikti village had a population of 2,085. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Sikti village has 1,091 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikti has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Sikti covers 122.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikti falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikti is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikti.

Sikti is about 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikti is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 5.9 km away. Marhaura is about 14 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamshpura (1.9 km), Bankerwa (8.2 km) and Bankerwa Bhaw (8.2 km).

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

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