 As a result of his father's matchmaking, Saikia married Hemoprabha.His eldest son Debabrata Saikia came into the politics in 2011.Although Hiteswar Saikia was not in the front rank of the leadership when Assam had been swept by the tides of two big political movements, namely The Oil Refinery movement of 1958 and The State Language movement, by dint of his organising capacity he caught the attention of discerning eyes.