# Sikaria Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/sikaria/ Village · Sasaram, Rohtas # Sikaria Sikaria is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,934 people in 866 households**, the 5th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 4,934people (2011) - 866households - 62.2%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Sikaria PIN code and other codes Sikaria falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSikaria - Community development blockSasaram - Census village code252335 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? - Sasaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)10 km by road - Sasaram (nearest town)10 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? 32 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 · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 93% of the 1,172 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,034 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, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sikaria · ■ Sasaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **18% Toilet within the home ****14%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **89% Use banking services ****43%** **55% Television ****18%** **23% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Sasaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **927 Working population ****25.9%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 50.1% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 256 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (40%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 226 (18%) · **■** Marginal 264 (21%) 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 Sasaram - Darigawan5,964 people - Dhaudanr5,816 people - Amri5,527 people - Amra4,944 people - Muradabad kalan4,291 people - Akasi4,145 people - Uchitpur3,794 people - Agrer3,774 people [All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sikaria from Sasaram?10 km by road - What is the population of Sikaria?4,934 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikaria in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sikaria?62.2% (Census 2011)