# Sikoha Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Sikoha

Sikoha is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **804453**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 47 households**, the 112th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 250people (2011)
- 47households
- 66.8%literacy
- 804453PIN code

## Sikoha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikoha is 804453.** Sikoha falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code804453
- Gram panchayatPathrah
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code245981

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

## How far is Sikoha from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)32 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)10 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 Sikoha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sikoha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhubhapar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masaudhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sikoha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Sikoha

Of every 100 households in Sikoha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikoha · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

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 Sikoha?

■ Sikoha · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****701**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**947

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 39.1% for women. 39% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (9%)

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 Dhanarua

- Basaurhi399 people
- Bhaipur389 people
- Manpur362 people
- Janakpur272 people
- Rasula197 people
- Bazidpur190 people
- Kalianpur187 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikoha?804453
- How far is Sikoha from Patna?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sikoha?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikoha in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikoha?66.8% (Census 2011)