Village · Bijni, Chirang
# Sikajhora No.1

Sikajhora No.1 is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 609 people in 114 households, the 137th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.
- 609 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 62.8% literacy
- 885 females per 1,000 males

## Sikajhora No.1 PIN code and other codes

Sikajhora No.1 falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.
- Community development block Borobazar
- Census village code 302158

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sikajhora No.1 from nearby towns?
- Bijni (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Kajalgaon (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sikajhora No.1?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sikajhora No.1; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Boulajhar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bijni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sikajhora No.1 known for?

The main crops are rice, mustard seed and jute. About 35% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sikajhora No.1

Of every 100 households in Sikajhora No.1 in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikajhora No.1 · ■ Bijni rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 3% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 73%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 6% 43%
- Television 15% 13%
- Mobile phone 45% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 20%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sikajhora No.1?

■ Sikajhora No.1 · ■ Bijni rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 64.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 885 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 982
- Working population 32.5% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 54.0% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (10%) · ■ Other work 70 (35%) · ■ Marginal 37 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bijni
- Kharija Bispani 634 people
- Pachim Makra 614 people
- Pakeriguri 614 people
- Lakhijhora No. 3 610 people
- Bhowraguri 602 people
- Baripara 600 people
- Durgapur 595 people
- Rowmari 595 people

All 259 villages in Bijni

## Quick answers
- How far is Sikajhora No.1 from Kajalgaon? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Sikajhora No.1? 609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikajhora No.1 in? Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sikajhora No.1? 62.8% (Census 2011)

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