# Sikraur Village, Chausa, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chausa, Buxar 

# Sikraur

Sikraur is a village in Chausa sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,839 people in 725 households**, the 6th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 4,839people (2011)
- 725households
- 75.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Sikraur PIN code and other codes

Sikraur falls in Chausa sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikraur
- Community development blockChausa
- Census village code248358

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

## How far is Sikraur from nearby towns?

- Chausa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)15 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 Sikraur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sikraur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akhauripur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sikraur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Sikraur

Of every 100 households in Sikraur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikraur · ■ Chausa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Sikraur?

■ Sikraur · ■ Chausa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**935

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.1% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 745 (41%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (11%) · **■** Marginal 589 (32%)

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 Chausa

- Sarenja8,483 people
- Dehri7,759 people
- Banarpur5,192 people
- Jalilpur4,992 people
- Sonpa4,432 people
- Narbatpur4,376 people
- Rampur4,356 people
- Chundi3,609 people

[All 82 villages in Chausa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chausa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikraur from Buxar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sikraur?4,839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikraur in?Buxar district (Chausa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikraur?75.4% (Census 2011)