# Sikaria Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 148 households**, the 53rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 707people (2011)
- 148households
- 86.1%literacy
- 804421PIN code

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikaria is 804421.** Sikaria falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804421
- Gram panchayatSachai
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260920

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

## How far is Sikaria from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)33 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)33 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 Sikaria?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sikaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sikaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sikaria

Of every 100 households in Sikaria in 2011, 16 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**52%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sikaria?

■ Sikaria · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**918

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 50 (26%) · **■** Marginal 124 (65%)

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 Kurtha

- Mahmadpur814 people
- Bahbalpur812 people
- Utranwan804 people
- Partappur716 people
- Barahiya697 people
- Molna Chak623 people
- Basatpur603 people
- Baid Bigha592 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikaria?804421
- How far is Sikaria from Arwal?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?86.1% (Census 2011)