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Sikta

Dumraon mandal
Pincode 802126
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Sikta is a village in Dumraon mandal, Buxar district, Bihar with a population of 446 across 67 households. It has a literacy rate of 67.7% and postal code 802126.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DHANJAY TIWARI
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LGD code
248172
Pincode
802126
Post office
Koran Sarai
Population
446
Households
67
Literacy rate
67.7%
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000♂
Workers
146
Distance to district centre
198 km
Distance to mandal centre
205 km
Distance to Patna
166 km
Distance to Kolkata
619 km
Nearest railway station
Sikta · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Health Post Amarptti · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sikta compares

By population, Sikta ranks #58 of 94 villages in Dumraon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.7%
+11.9% vs mandal average
Sikta
67.7%
Dumraon mandal
55.8%
Buxar district
58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
+20 vs mandal average
Sikta
948
Dumraon mandal
928
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Sikta
6.7
Dumraon mandal
6.2

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

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Sikta at a glance

Sikta is a village of 446 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Dumraon block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 58th-largest of 94 villages in Dumraon block. Literacy is 68%, 12 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 198 km from the Buxar district centre, 19 km from Ramgarhwa, the nearest town, under 1 km from Sikta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802126, served by Koran Sarai post office; the LGD village code is 248172. The nearest hospital or health centre is Health Post Amarptti, 12 km away. The sarpanch is DHANJAY TIWARI, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kasian

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Sikta · this village44668%
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Sikta · Lauriya2,66652%0 km N
Sikta · Ramnagar97344%0 km N
Jal · Raga Adc30369%6.3 km NW
Laa · Raga Adc21950%6.3 km NW
Marjadwa · Mainatanr2,08248%7.7 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikta

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DUMRAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
28
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kashia
Total area (ha)
96
Irrigated area (ha)
60
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Sikta

LGD code
248172
Pincode
802126
Post office
Koran Sarai
Population (Census 2011)
446
Population (projected 2026)
526
Households
67
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
948
Literacy rate
67.7%
Coordinates
27.02558°N, 84.68215°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bachhwara
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Mehta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DHANJAY TIWARI
Block / Mandal
Dumraon
Getting there

How to reach Sikta

Mandal centre
Dumraon · ≈ 205 km
≈ 7 h by car · 8 h 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Buxar · ≈ 198 km
≈ 6 h 47 min by car · 8 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,101 people
Ramgarhwa · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna166 kmcapital
  • Kolkata619 km
  • Delhi756 km
  • Hyderabad1247 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSikta<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCHealth Post Amarptti12 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM17 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 km
  • CollegeMahatma Gandhi Central University51 km
  • Police stationPolice Station18 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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