# Sikta Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Sikta

Sikta is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 79 households**, the 583rd largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 580people (2011)
- 79households
- 83.8%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikta

Of every 100 households in Sikta in 2011, 20 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikta · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****47%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**928

Working population ****62.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 76.2% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 345 (95%)

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 Harraiya

- Kauri Kel Khurd584 people
- Thakurpur584 people
- Gopalpur582 people
- Kauadar581 people
- Pure Lakhai579 people
- Budhapar578 people
- Niyamatpur577 people
- Tharhiauha576 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikta?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta?83.8% (Census 2011)