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About Sikatiya Village

Sikatiya is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 339 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikatiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 339
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikatiya compares

By the 2011 count Sikatiya is the 87th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sikatiya

Sikatiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikatiya as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikatiya from other places

Sikatiya 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 Sikatiya
Nearest railway station Godda 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 17 km

Villages closest to Sikatiya

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 Sikatiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikatiya village had a population of 678. That makes it the 87th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Sikatiya village has 339 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Sikatiya covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikatiya falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sikatiya 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 10+ km distance for Sikatiya.

Sikatiya 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.

Sikatiya 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 Sikatia (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 Sikatiya today is likely to be higher.

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