# Sikra Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhabua, Kaimur 

# Sikra

Sikra is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 123 households**, the 105th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 782people (2011)
- 123households
- 52.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Sikra PIN code and other codes

Sikra falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSiu
- Community development blockBhabua
- Census village code250026

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

## How far is Sikra from nearby towns?

- Bhabua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)2 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)2 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 Sikra?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sikra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhabhua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Varanasi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dehri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Sikra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Sikra

Of every 100 households in Sikra in 2011, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikra · ■ Bhabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****12%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**57%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sikra?

■ Sikra · ■ Bhabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**948

Working population ****41.9%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 38.5% for women. 45% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 316 (96%)

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 Bhabua

- Doghra814 people
- Sijhwa806 people
- Rampur797 people
- Panchi786 people
- Silri769 people
- Belarhi760 people
- Kolaunj759 people
- Umarpur759 people

[All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikra from Bhabua?2 km by road
- What is the population of Sikra?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikra in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikra?52.0% (Census 2011)