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

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sikaria

Sikaria is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,961 people in 673 households**, the 11th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 3,961people (2011)
- 673households
- 80.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Sikaria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251400

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)55 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Osawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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**. About 24% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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, 17 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikaria · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****91%**

**66%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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?

■ Sikaria · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**926

Working population ****25.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 822 (83%)

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

- Bara Dih4,272 people
- Amratha4,050 people
- Amona4,034 people
- Parsar4,023 people
- Bensagar3,827 people
- Jaisari3,787 people
- Samhuta3,458 people
- Kurur3,159 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikaria from Sasaram?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaria?3,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaria in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?80.2% (Census 2011)