# Sikari chuk Village, Lekang, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lekang, Lohit 

# Sikari chuk

Sikari chuk is a village in Lekang sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 58 households**, the 39th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 325people (2011)
- 58households
- 57.4%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Sikari chuk PIN code and other codes

Sikari chuk falls in Lekang sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockLekang
- Census village code266622

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

## How far is Sikari chuk from nearby towns?

- Lekang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)172 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 Sikari chuk?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sikari chuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Old Mohey
- ○Degree college10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Sikari chuk known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sikari chuk

Of every 100 households in Sikari chuk in 2011, 51 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikari chuk · ■ Lekang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**47%

Tap water ****44%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****67%**

**91%

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 Sikari chuk?

■ Sikari chuk · ■ Lekang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**1003

Working population ****48.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 40.3% for women. 46% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 145 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Lekang

- Philobari373 people
- Waisali371 people
- Boka Beel350 people
- Mahadevpur- III327 people
- Nongkhon Tinali316 people
- Old Mohong III316 people
- Lekang Gohain Gaon314 people
- Nongkhon II305 people

[All 54 villages in Lekang](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/lekang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikari chuk from Tezu?172 km by road
- What is the population of Sikari chuk?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikari chuk in?Lohit district (Lekang sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikari chuk?57.4% (Census 2011)