About Shikuara Village

Shikuara is a mid sized village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 834 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Shikuara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikuara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Nautan
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	1,575
Male Population	834
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikuara compares

By the 2011 count Shikuara is the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shikuara

Shikuara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shikuara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Semaria, Semra Buzurg, Semra Khurd and Shahpur. 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.

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Common questions about Shikuara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikuara village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 16th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Shikuara village has 834 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikuara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Shikuara covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikuara falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shikuara.

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.