About Siktia Village

Siktia is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,347, made up of 1,711 males and 1,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841244, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siktia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	841244
Area (hectares)	158.04 hectares
Population	3,347
Male Population	1,711
Female Population	1,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siktia compares

By the 2011 count Siktia is the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 158.04 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Siktia

Siktia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siktia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Siktia from other places

Siktia lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 4.7 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	Sarhari Halt	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.0 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.0 km
District headquarters	Siwan	27 km

Villages closest to Siktia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siktia village had a population of 3,347. That makes it the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Siktia village has 1,711 males and 1,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siktia has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Siktia is 841244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siktia covers 158.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siktia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siktia is Sarhari Halt, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Siktia.

Siktia is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siktia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 4.7 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.