About Sikta Village

Sikta is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 288 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikta village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272301
Area (hectares)	79.06 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	288
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikta compares

By the 2011 count Sikta is the 543rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 79.06 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikta

Sikta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikta as Available within village. 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 Sikta from other places

Sikta lies about 42 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 23 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 Sikta
Nearest town	Bānsi	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	19 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	23 km
District headquarters	Basti	42 km

Villages closest to Sikta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikta village had a population of 580. That makes it the 543rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sikta village has 288 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikta has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sikta is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikta covers 79.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikta falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikta is Uska Bazar, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikta.

Sikta is about 42 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikta is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 6.8 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Uska Bazar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.