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About Sikata Village

Sikata is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 913 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.49 hectares hectares.

Sikata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 98.49 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 913
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikata compares

By the 2011 count Sikata is the 69th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 98.49 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikata

Sikata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikata 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikata from other places

Sikata 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 Sikata
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 Sikata

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.

Common questions about Sikata

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikata village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 69th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sikata village has 913 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikata has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Sikata covers 98.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sikata is Uska Bazar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sikata.

Sikata 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.

Sikata 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.

The closest recorded villages are Sikta (under 2 km), Bargadahiya (under 2 km) and Jharwaria (2.3 km).

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

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