# Shikuara Village, Nautan, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nautan, Siwan 

# Shikuara

Shikuara is a village in Nautan sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,575 people in 234 households**, the 17th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 1,575people (2011)
- 234households
- 76.2%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Shikuara PIN code and other codes

Shikuara falls in Nautan sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSemariya
- Community development blockNautan
- Census village code231303

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

## How far is Shikuara from nearby towns?

- Nautan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)23 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)23 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 Shikuara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shikuara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhairwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Shikuara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Shikuara

Of every 100 households in Shikuara in 2011, 10 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikuara · ■ Nautan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**77%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

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 Shikuara?

■ Shikuara · ■ Nautan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**933

Working population ****27.7%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 291 (67%)

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 Nautan

- Rampur2,056 people
- Kurmauta2,047 people
- Baraipatti1,819 people
- Semra Buzurg1,633 people
- Shahpur1,566 people
- Shahpur Misrauli1,557 people
- Bishunpura1,467 people
- Balwa1,436 people

[All 47 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/nautan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikuara from Siwan?23 km by road
- What is the population of Shikuara?1,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikuara in?Siwan district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shikuara?76.2% (Census 2011)