# Sikandarpur Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 205 households**, the 64th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 205households
- 62.3%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpur PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpur falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiccha
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256794

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

## How far is Sikandarpur from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gaya (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 Sikandarpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Sikandarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Sikandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikandarpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**40%

Television ****34%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

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 Sikandarpur?

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**961

Working population ****40.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 49.7% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (21%) · **■** Household industry 161 (34%) · **■** Other work 44 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

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 Wazirganj

- Meyapur1,263 people
- Itwan1,225 people
- Bhikhampur1,186 people
- Lorhiya1,179 people
- Malikpur1,170 people
- Tipau1,150 people
- Pathraura1,143 people
- Mahugain Rasulpur1,121 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandarpur from Gaya?33 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur?62.3% (Census 2011)