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

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Village · Bikram, Patna 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Bikram sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 104 households**, the 58th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 601people (2011)
- 104households
- 69.7%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMahjpura
- Community development blockBikram
- Census village code245637

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?

- Bikram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bikram (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 Sikaria?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bikaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bihata
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 88% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 4 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Bikram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**69%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**63%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Bikram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**918

Working population ****29.3%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 145 (82%)

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 Bikram

- Shahpur767 people
- Tari764 people
- Rahi665 people
- Chandri617 people
- Bauwan596 people
- Anharipur568 people
- Katari550 people
- Hathsar461 people

[All 67 villages in Bikram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bikram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Patna district (Bikram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?69.7% (Census 2011)