# Sikaria Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 341 households**, the 38th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,987people (2011)
- 341households
- 42.8%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

Sikaria falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220851

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

## How far is Sikaria from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)24 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 Sikaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhepur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madhepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogridih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Sikaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Sikaria

Of every 100 households in Sikaria in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Sikaria?

■ Sikaria · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**946

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 28.8% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (66%) · **■** Household industry 48 (8%) · **■** Other work 51 (8%) · **■** Marginal 78 (13%)

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 Madhepur

- Mahasingh Hasauli2,278 people
- Bishunpur2,223 people
- Khor2,213 people
- Madhu Sagram2,143 people
- Az Rakbe Pauni1,973 people
- Mahsa1,807 people
- Birpur1,786 people
- Bhumpur1,778 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria from Madhubani?52 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?1,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?42.8% (Census 2011)