About Paschim Sikta Village

Paschim Sikta is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,119 males and 1,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.97 hectares hectares.

How Paschim Sikta compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Sikta is the 31st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 72.97 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Paschim Sikta

Paschim 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 Paschim Sikta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Pairadanga, Panchrakhi, Panjipukur and Paranchapur. 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.