# Sikandra Village, Barh, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barh, Patna 

# Sikandra

Sikandra is a village in Barh sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 180 households**, the 35th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,333people (2011)
- 180households
- 53.1%literacy
- 819females per 1,000 males

## Sikandra PIN code and other codes

Sikandra falls in Barh sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanwan Mubarakpur
- Community development blockBarh
- Census village code246427

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?

- Barh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Barh (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jalgobind
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 76% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 19 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikandra · ■ Barh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**43%

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

**11%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****22%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

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 Sikandra?

■ Sikandra · ■ Barh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****819**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**905

Working population ****38.0%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 44% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (31%) · **■** Other work 159 (31%) · **■** Marginal 73 (14%)

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 Barh

- Majra Bolaur1,687 people
- Diara Malahi1,681 people
- Mogal Chak1,672 people
- Sarkoti1,549 people
- Mobarakpur1,332 people
- Salarpur1,306 people
- Itawa1,187 people
- Bariarpur1,171 people

[All 47 villages in Barh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/barh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandra from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandra?1,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandra in?Patna district (Barh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandra?53.1% (Census 2011)