# Sikaria Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dehri, Rohtas 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 147 households**, the 56th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 559people (2011)
- 147households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

Sikaria falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakanahan
- Community development blockDehri
- Census village code252590

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?

- Dehri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)6 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shivpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Indrapuri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 35% of the 619 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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, 83 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Dehri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**78%

Tap water ****68%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**62%

Television ****69%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****27%**

**97%

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 · ■ Dehri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**946

Working population ****43.1%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 76.9% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (87%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Dehri

- Wojhaulia731 people
- Gonuwan720 people
- Manaura625 people
- Shiwpur590 people
- Shahpur89 people
- Chormara25 people

[All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria from Sasaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?81.2% (Census 2011)