# Sikandarpur Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/sikandarpur/

Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 105 households**, the 62nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 542people (2011)
- 105households
- 60.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Sikandarpur PIN code and other codes

Sikandarpur falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPothahi
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246085

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

## How far is Sikandarpur from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)21 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)21 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 Sikandarpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pun Pun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Sikandarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Sikandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikandarpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikandarpur?

■ Sikandarpur · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**955

Working population ****24.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 44.7% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (61%) · **■** Household industry 17 (13%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Punpun

- Bela606 people
- Chande Dih594 people
- Purainian589 people
- Khairi587 people
- Mundi Chak534 people
- Fahim Chak523 people
- Paikauli504 people
- Jalalpur503 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikandarpur from Patna?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandarpur?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandarpur in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandarpur?60.8% (Census 2011)