# Sikandra Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Sikandra

Sikandra is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 35 households**, the 84th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 244people (2011)
- 35households
- 42.5%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Sikandra PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUchita
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260070

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

## How far is Sikandra from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)16 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 Sikandra?

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

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sultanpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raksiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells 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 Sikandra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Sikandra

Of every 100 households in Sikandra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandra · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**58%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**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 Sikandra?

■ Sikandra · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**927

Working population ****46.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 18.5% for women. 43% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 113 (100%)

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

- Nirpur Ratni362 people
- Ishaq Chak356 people
- Murgiga Chak351 people
- Sujaula292 people
- Marsanda237 people
- Manpur230 people
- Arif Chak187 people
- Jagarnath pur25 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandra from Jehanabad?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandra?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandra in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandra?42.5% (Census 2011)