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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sikaria is a village in Karakat mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with a population of 3,961 distributed among 673 households. The village has a literacy rate of 66.1% and is situated at 24.861°N, 84.145°E with PIN code 821112.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN DEVI
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- LGD code
- 251400
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population
- 3,961
- Households
- 673
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 989
- Distance to district centre
- 116 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 91 km
- Distance to Patna
- 129 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 499 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dehri on Sone · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH Dehri · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikaria compares
By population, Sikaria ranks #11 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Sikaria
- 66.1%
- Karakat mandal
- 61.6%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−9 vs mandal average
- Sikaria
- 911
- Karakat mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Sikaria
- 5.9
- Karakat mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikaria at a glance
Sikaria is a village of 3,961 people in 673 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 11th-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 66%, 4 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Rohtas district centre, 5 km from Khajuri, the nearest town, 7 km from Dehri on Sone railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 251400. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Dehri, 6 km away. The sarpanch is KIRAN DEVI, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 4,670 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikaria
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIKRAMGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sikaria
- Total area (ha)
- 241
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikaria
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sikaria
- LGD code
- 251400
- Pincode
- 821112
- Post office
- Kochas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,961
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,670
- Households
- 673
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.86058°N, 84.14510°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paliganj
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Saurav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KIRAN DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Karakat
Getting there
How to reach Sikaria
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna129 kmcapital
- Kolkata499 km
- Delhi805 km
- Hyderabad1017 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDehri on Sone7 km
- Bus stopAurangabad Bus Stand24 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH Dehri6 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
- CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College7 km
- Police stationKudra Police Station41 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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