# Sikia Village, Ziradei, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ziradei, Siwan 

# Sikia

Sikia is a village in Ziradei sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 84 households**, the 69th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 655people (2011)
- 84households
- 62.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Sikia PIN code and other codes

Sikia falls in Ziradei sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMiya Ke Bhathkan
- Community development blockZiradei
- Census village code232087

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

## How far is Sikia from nearby towns?

- Ziradei (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)20 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 Sikia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sikia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ziradei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathuwa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sikia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Sikia

Of every 100 households in Sikia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikia · ■ Ziradei rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**67%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****94%**

**83%

Television ****20%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**10%

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 Sikia?

■ Sikia · ■ Ziradei rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**934

Working population ****30.2%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 49.4% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 179 (90%)

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 Ziradei

- Baroha749 people
- Hardopatti732 people
- Bhalua Makund723 people
- Gangauli662 people
- Bhikpur650 people
- Narayanpur638 people
- Garar634 people
- Barheya524 people

[All 81 villages in Ziradei](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/ziradei/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikia from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sikia?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikia in?Siwan district (Ziradei sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikia?62.6% (Census 2011)