# Sikandra Village, Belchhi, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/belchhi/sikandra/ Village · Belchhi, Patna # Sikandra Sikandra is a village in Belchhi sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,269 people in 196 households**, the 17th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,269people (2011) - 196households - 52.9%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Sikandra PIN code and other codes Sikandra falls in Belchhi sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatFatehpur - Community development blockBelchhi - Census village code246376 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? - Belchhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Patna (district HQ)85 km by road - Bihar (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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandra; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Barh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Sikandra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikandra · ■ Belchhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****78%** **52% Television ****18%** **8% Mobile phone ****81%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **38% 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 · ■ Belchhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125** **959 Working population ****50.9%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 44.9% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 563 (87%) 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 Belchhi - Kaima1,772 people - Mahmuda Saksohra1,762 people - Kisunpur1,573 people - Bisunpur Malchak1,464 people - Darweshpur1,245 people - Mohammadpur Nawa Bigha902 people - Bhikhu Chak714 people - Kabir Chak663 people [All 29 villages in Belchhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/belchhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sikandra from Patna?85 km by road - What is the population of Sikandra?1,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikandra in?Patna district (Belchhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sikandra?52.9% (Census 2011)