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About Sikta Village

Sikta is one of the larger villages in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,671, made up of 3,452 males and 3,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274304, 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 Kushinagar
Tehsil Padrauna
Pincode 274304
Area (hectares) 562.83 hectares
Population 6,671
Male Population 3,452
Female Population 3,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sikta compares

By the 2011 count Sikta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 562.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sikta

Sikta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 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
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 12 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Padrauna 30 km

Villages closest to Sikta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padrauna 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 6,671. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Sikta village has 3,452 males and 3,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikta has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sikta is 274304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikta covers 562.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikta falls under Padrauna 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available 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 Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Bodarwar is about 12 km away. Kushinagar is about 19 km away. Padrauna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldiha (under 2 km), Tinparsa (2.5 km) and Dumara Buzurg (5.7 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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