# Sikraur Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/sikraur/ Village · Nawanagar, Buxar # Sikraur Sikraur is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,314 people in 493 households**, the 14th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 3,314people (2011) - 493households - 58.0%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Sikraur PIN code and other codes Sikraur falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSikraur - Community development blockNawanagar - Census village code248869 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? - Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road - Domraon (nearest town)18 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? 27 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 90% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sikraur · ■ Nawanagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****30%** **52% Television ****10%** **13% Mobile phone ****57%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **23% 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 Sikraur? ■ Sikraur · ■ Nawanagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **941 Working population ****37.0%** **29.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 45.1% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 130 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (16%) · **■** Other work 29 (2%) · **■** Marginal 866 (71%) 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 Nawanagar - Bhatauli5,255 people - Salsala5,040 people - Rupsagar4,932 people - Chanwath3,496 people - Mariyan3,291 people - Belahri2,891 people - Parmanpur2,753 people - Ranbirpur2,579 people [All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sikraur from Buxar?20 km by road - What is the population of Sikraur?3,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikraur in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sikraur?58.0% (Census 2011)