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About Siktia Village

Siktia is a small village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 163 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siktia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Pincode 841101
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 163
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Siktia compares

By the 2011 count Siktia is the 67th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Siktia

The census records public bus service for Siktia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Siktia from other places

Siktia lies about 67 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sonpur Junction, about 2.1 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 Siktia
Nearest railway station Sonpur Junction 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 2.2 km
District headquarters Saran 67 km

Villages closest to Siktia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siktia village had a population of 329. That makes it the 67th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Siktia village has 163 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siktia has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Siktia is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siktia covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siktia falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siktia is Sonpur Junction, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siktia.

Siktia is about 67 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siktia is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Sonpur Junction is about 2.1 km away. Sonepur is about 2.2 km away. Saran is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijalpur (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Baijalpur Jamuni (under 2 km).

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

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