# Sikta Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumraon, Buxar 

# Sikta

Sikta is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **446 people in 67 households**, the 58th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 446people (2011)
- 67households
- 80.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Sikta PIN code and other codes

Sikta falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKashia
- Community development blockDumraon
- Census village code248172

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sikta from nearby towns?

- Dumraon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sikta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sikta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mugaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Panrepatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sikta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sikta

Of every 100 households in Sikta in 2011, 2 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikta · ■ Dumraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****98%**

**57%

Television ****29%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****99%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sikta?

■ Sikta · ■ Dumraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**949

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 72.0% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (43%) · **■** Other work 26 (18%) · **■** Marginal 57 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dumraon

- Harni Chatti529 people
- Nikhura528 people
- Kudria505 people
- Khairahi477 people
- Pipri436 people
- Sirampur402 people
- Marsara390 people
- Dahigana384 people

[All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikta from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sikta?446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta?80.1% (Census 2011)