# Sikandarchak Village, Guraru, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Sikandarchak

Sikandarchak is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824118**. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 47 households**, the 71st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 317people (2011)
- 47households
- 67.4%literacy
- 824118PIN code

## Sikandarchak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikandarchak is 824118.** Sikandarchak falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824118
- Gram panchayatPahra
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255541

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

## How far is Sikandarchak from nearby towns?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)40 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 Sikandarchak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bejobigha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Sikandarchak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sikandarchak

Of every 100 households in Sikandarchak in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Sikandarchak · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**86%

Tap water ****27%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**49%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sikandarchak?

■ Sikandarchak · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**946

Working population ****88.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 56.8% for women. 88% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 238 (85%)

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 Guraru

- Rasanpur506 people
- Banara473 people
- Kajraila410 people
- Paharpur347 people
- Serpur314 people
- Kolhea276 people
- Sijalpur239 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikandarchak?824118
- How far is Sikandarchak from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarchak?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarchak in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarchak?67.4% (Census 2011)