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About Bara Shikuara Village

Bara Shikuara is a small village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 110 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,291 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Bara Shikuara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Shikuara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 110
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,291
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Shikuara compares

By the 2011 count Bara Shikuara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bara Shikuara

Bara Shikuara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Shikuara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agaunta, Balua, Balwa and Baraipatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bara Shikuara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Shikuara village had a population of 252. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Bara Shikuara village has 110 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Shikuara has about 1291 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Bara Shikuara covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Shikuara falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Bara Shikuara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Bara Shikuara.

Bara Shikuara is in Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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