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Sikti

Garhani mandal
Pincode 802203
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Sikti is a small village in Garhani mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 989 and 158 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.8% and is located at 25.402°N, 85.484°E with PIN code 802203.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Malti Devi
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LGD code
247518
Pincode
802203
Post office
Garhani
Population
989
Households
158
Literacy rate
67.8%
Sex ratio
849 ♀/1000♂
Workers
203
Distance to district centre
25 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Patna
41 km
Distance to Kolkata
430 km
Nearest railway station
Kharuara Halt · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barah Primary Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sikti compares

By population, Sikti ranks #37 of 54 villages in Garhani mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+12.8% vs mandal average
Sikti
67.8%
Garhani mandal
55.0%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
849
−70 vs mandal average
Sikti
849
Garhani mandal
919
Household size
people per home
6.3
Same as the mandal average
Sikti
6.3
Garhani mandal
6.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sikti at a glance

Sikti is a village of 989 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Garhani block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 37th-largest of 54 villages in Garhani block. Literacy is 68%, 13 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 849 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 2 km from Barah, the nearest town, 6 km from Kharuara Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802203, served by Garhani post office; the LGD village code is 247518. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barah Primary Hospital, 1 km away. The sarpanch is Malti Devi , and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 1,166 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bagawan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sikti · this village98968%
Sirsi · Chainpur1,51251%0 km N
Ansi · Ramgarh00 km N
Sirsi · Bakhtiarpur2,36959%0 km N
Isri · Ramgarh1,85954%0 km N
Sirsi · Nanpur8,91442%0 km N
Sirsi · Harnaut2,18254%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikti

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARRAH
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bagwan
Total area (ha)
100
Irrigated area (ha)
85
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sikti

LGD code
247518
Pincode
802203
Post office
Garhani
Population (Census 2011)
989
Population (projected 2026)
1,166
Households
158
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
849
Literacy rate
67.8%
Coordinates
25.40200°N, 85.48420°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Malti Devi
Block / Mandal
Garhani
Getting there

How to reach Sikti

Mandal centre
Garhani · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,208 people
Barah · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna41 kmcapital
  • Kolkata430 km
  • Delhi894 km
  • Hyderabad1148 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKharuara Halt6 km
  • Bus stopNCC More bus stop22 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarah Primary Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
  • Petrol pumpRaghuvansi Petrol Pump6 km
  • CollegeRam Babu High school22 km
  • Police stationHarnaut Police Station6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sikti

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Sikti

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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