# Sikandara Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dariapur, Saran 

# Sikandara

Sikandara is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,090 people in 371 households**, the 46th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 2,090people (2011)
- 371households
- 61.4%literacy
- 841105PIN code

## Sikandara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikandara is 841105.** Sikandara falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841105
- Gram panchayatManpura
- Community development blockDariapur
- Census village code234299

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

## How far is Sikandara from nearby towns?

- Dariapur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)16 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 Sikandara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manpura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Sikandara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sikandara

Of every 100 households in Sikandara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikandara · ■ Dariapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**53%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Sikandara?

■ Sikandara · ■ Dariapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**916

Working population ****37.6%**

**25.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 51.9% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 306 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (28%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 221 (28%)

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 Dariapur

- Math Kakara2,228 people
- Jadurampur2,133 people
- Saman Chak2,125 people
- Kothia2,098 people
- Akbarpur I2,054 people
- Harpur2,037 people
- Derni2,015 people
- Khajauta1,982 people

[All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikandara?841105
- How far is Sikandara from Chhapra?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sikandara?2,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikandara in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikandara?61.4% (Census 2011)