# Saikuwa Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Saikuwa

Saikuwa is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 101 households**, the 90th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 780people (2011)
- 101households
- 78.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Saikuwa PIN code and other codes

Saikuwa falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRasen
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248491

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

## How far is Saikuwa from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Buxar (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 Saikuwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Saikuwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ahiyapur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dewarhiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kashipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Saikuwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Saikuwa

Of every 100 households in Saikuwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saikuwa · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**71%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saikuwa?

■ Saikuwa · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**953

Working population ****35.6%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 73.3% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (22%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 56 (20%)

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 Rajpur

- Orwar839 people
- Taranpur829 people
- Bhagwanpur826 people
- Deyalpur822 people
- Jiwapur779 people
- Chhitan Dehra774 people
- Manajit chak774 people
- Marahi768 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saikuwa from Buxar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Saikuwa?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saikuwa in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saikuwa?78.5% (Census 2011)