Sikta, Kaptanganj

Sikta is a village located in the Harraiya Tehsil of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh. The village falls in Kaptanganj block and comes under Sarwaliya Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2025, the current population of Sikta is 703 out of which 349 are males and rest 354 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1014 females per 1000 males. There are around 92 teenagers in Sikta. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 496 persons can read and write. Total 176 people belonging to scheduled caste and 8 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 96 households in Sikta, which means every family has 7 members on average. The village has working population of 439. The pincode of Sikta is 272301 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Kalwari Sub Post office
• Delhwa Branch Post office
• Dihukpura Branch Post office
• Parsaon Branch Post office
• Rajpur Bairihwa Branch Post office

Schools

Sikta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Primary School Sikta
• Junior High School Sikta

Hospitals

Sikta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Janwal Sub-Center
• Kudraha Sub-Center
• Akela Sub-Center
• Baidari Mustakam Sub-Center
• Charkayla Sub-Center

Banks

Sikta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Kudraha
• State Bank of India Gayghat Bazar, Basti