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About Sikatia Village

Sikatia is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 117 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikatia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 117
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Sikatia compares

By the 2011 count Sikatia is the 155th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sikatia

Sikatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikatia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikatia from other places

Sikatia lies about 17 km from Poreyahat, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 3.5 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 Sikatia
Nearest railway station Godda 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 17 km

Villages closest to Sikatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikatia village had a population of 249. That makes it the 155th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Sikatia village has 117 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikatia has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sikatia is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikatia covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikatia falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikatia is Godda, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sikatia.

Sikatia is about 17 km from Poreyahat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikatia is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 3.5 km away. Poreyahat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikatiya (under 2 km), Guma (under 2 km) and Pakariya (1.9 km).

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

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