# Sikariya Village, Gobindpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gobindpur, Nawada 

# Sikariya

Sikariya is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 116 households**, the 37th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 833people (2011)
- 116households
- 75.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Sikariya PIN code and other codes

Sikariya falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSughari
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code257874

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

## How far is Sikariya from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)28 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)28 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 Sikariya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sikariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Govind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Sikariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Sikariya

Of every 100 households in Sikariya in 2011, 87 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikariya · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sikariya?

■ Sikariya · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**966

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (9%) · **■** Marginal 245 (88%)

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 Gobindpur

- Balia1,056 people
- Kulja913 people
- Patandei905 people
- Khakhanduwa868 people
- Kharsan754 people
- Jatsari735 people
- Ghurmuriya714 people
- Amahra657 people

[All 73 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikariya from Nawada?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sikariya?833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikariya in?Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikariya?75.9% (Census 2011)