# Sikaria Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **801110**. The 2011 Census counted **4,768 people in 916 households**, the 7th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,768people (2011)
- 916households
- 66.4%literacy
- 801110PIN code

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikaria is 801110.** Sikaria falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code801110
- Gram panchayatAjada Sikariya
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245772

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?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)26 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sikaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●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 · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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, wheat and oil seeds**. About 61% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**72%

Tap water ****14%**

**4%

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

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

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 · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**943

Working population ****30.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 55.1% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (6%) · **■** Marginal 337 (23%)

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 Paliganj

- Jarkha8,875 people
- Mohbalipur6,863 people
- Makhmilpur6,392 people
- Bherharia5,419 people
- Lalganj Sehra4,552 people
- Dharahra4,538 people
- Rampur Nagwan4,535 people
- Kurkuri4,444 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikaria?801110
- How far is Sikaria from Patna?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?4,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?66.4% (Census 2011)