# Sikaria Village, Bihta, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bihta, Patna 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Bihta sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,798 people in 292 households**, the 47th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,798people (2011)
- 292households
- 65.0%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

Sikaria falls in Bihta sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTaranagar
- Community development blockBihta
- Census village code245473

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?

- Bihta (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bihata (nearest town)7 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bihata
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bihata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 78% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 13 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Bihta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sikaria?

■ Sikaria · ■ Bihta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**916

Working population ****34.1%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (9%) · **■** Marginal 364 (59%)

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 Bihta

- Purainia1,919 people
- Samsara1,919 people
- Bedauli1,876 people
- Doghra1,829 people
- Raghopur Jalahwa1,731 people
- Rampur Hasan lai1,702 people
- Jamnapur1,657 people
- Mahuar1,587 people

[All 88 villages in Bihta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bihta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria from Patna?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?1,798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Patna district (Bihta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?65.0% (Census 2011)