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About Sikta Village

Sikta is a mid sized village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 705 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.45 hectares hectares.

Sikta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 127.45 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 705
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sikta compares

By the 2011 count Sikta is the 215th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 127.45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sikta

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

How far is Sikta from other places

Sikta lies about 19 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Hata 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 12 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 19 km

Villages closest to Sikta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikta village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 215th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Sikta village has 705 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikta has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Sikta covers 127.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikta falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sikta is Bodarwar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Sikta.

Sikta is about 19 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikta is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Hata is about 6.8 km away. Bodarwar is about 12 km away. Kushinagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagara (under 2 km), Paikauli (under 2 km) and Pipraicha (under 2 km).

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

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