Village · Modanganj, Jehanabad
# Sikandarpur Masarh

Sikandarpur Masarh is a village in Modanganj sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,912 people in 528 households, the 9th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.
- 2,912 people (2011)
- 528 households
- 65.4% literacy
- 920 females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpur Masarh PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpur Masarh falls in Modanganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jaitipur Kurua
- Community development block Modanganj
- Census village code 260365

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sikandarpur Masarh from nearby towns?
- Modanganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town) 27 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sikandarpur Masarh?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Okari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sikandarpur Masarh known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sikandarpur Masarh

Of every 100 households in Sikandarpur Masarh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikandarpur Masarh · ■ Modanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 4%
- Toilet within the home 22% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 61% 75%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 64% 48%
- Television 12% 17%
- Mobile phone 65% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 32%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sikandarpur Masarh?

■ Sikandarpur Masarh · ■ Modanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.4% 64.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 924 909
- Working population 31.2% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.1% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 221 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 522 (57%) · ■ Household industry 48 (5%) · ■ Other work 77 (8%) · ■ Marginal 41 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Modanganj
- Dewara 3,972 people
- Sarishtabad 3,962 people
- Waina 3,085 people
- Sadipur 2,924 people
- Habalipur 2,864 people
- Bishunpur okri 2,604 people
- Pariawan 2,579 people
- Jalalpur 2,499 people

All 55 villages in Modanganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Sikandarpur Masarh from Jehanabad? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur Masarh? 2,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur Masarh in? Jehanabad district (Modanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur Masarh? 65.4% (Census 2011)

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