# Sikandarpur Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar)

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,567 people in 1,081 households**, the 2nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 6,567people (2011)
- 1,081households
- 61.3%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpur PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpur falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikandarpur
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260111

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?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)15 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sikandarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 521 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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, 17 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sikandarpur?

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**927

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 402 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 626 (29%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 244 (11%) · **■** Marginal 896 (41%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Noawan9,670 people
- Kaswan6,106 people
- Dhana Dihri5,568 people
- Sohraiya5,430 people
- Lakhapur5,341 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandarpur from Jehanabad?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur?6,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur?61.3% (Census 2011)