About Sikia Village

Sikia is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 336 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Sikia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Ziradei
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	336
Female Population	319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikia compares

By the 2011 count Sikia is the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sikia

Sikia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sikia from other places

Sikia lies about 13 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 9.0 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 Sikia
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ziradei	13 km
District headquarters	Siwan	13 km
Nearest town	Siwān	13 km

Villages closest to Sikia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikia village had a population of 655. That makes it the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Sikia village has 336 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikia has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Sikia covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikia falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikia is Jiradei, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sikia.

Sikia is about 13 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikia is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 9.0 km away. Ziradei is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.