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About Sikotihva Village

Sikotihva is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 443 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikotihva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikotihva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 87.64 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 443
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikotihva compares

By the 2011 count Sikotihva is the 322nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 87.64 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sikotihva

Sikotihva is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sikotihva as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Sikandarpur Khas, Sikaraha Panday, Sikari and Sikata. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sikotihva

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikotihva village had a population of 856. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sikotihva village has 443 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikotihva has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sikotihva is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikotihva covers 87.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sikotihva notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sikotihva.

Sikotihva is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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