# Sikaria English Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sikaria English

Sikaria English is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 86 households**, the 116th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 528people (2011)
- 86households
- 72.3%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria English PIN code and other codes

Sikaria English falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251399

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

## How far is Sikaria English from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)15 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 English?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Osawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 English known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 English

Of every 100 households in Sikaria English in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikaria English · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**66%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

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 Sikaria English?

■ Sikaria English · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**926

Working population ****25.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 54.0% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 119 (88%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%)

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 Karakat

- Nok Parasi594 people
- Barmadih582 people
- Titho570 people
- Soni568 people
- Mahuari518 people
- Gopalpur453 people
- Ahan418 people
- Murarpur397 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria English from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria English?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria English in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria English?72.3% (Census 2011)