Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur # Sikariya Sikariya is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496242. The 2011 Census counted 783 people in 193 households, the 53rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 783 people (2011) - 193 households - 61.9% literacy - 496242 PIN code ## Sikariya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sikariya is 496242. Sikariya falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496242 - Gram panchayat Sikirima - Community development block Pharsabahar - Census village code 434208 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sikariya from nearby towns? - Farsabahar (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Pathalgaon (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sikariya? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sikariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pandaripani - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kunkuri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tapkara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sikariya known for? The main crops are paddy, pigeon pea and maize. About 23% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sikariya Of every 100 households in Sikariya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikariya · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Electricity for lighting 52% 43% - Toilet within the home 77% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 23% 90% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 3% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 57% 31% - Television 8% 9% - Mobile phone 5% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 26% 33% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sikariya? ■ Sikariya · ■ Farsabahar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.9% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 1028 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 992 - Working population 64.5% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 48.9% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 15 (3%) · ■ Marginal 485 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Farsabahar - Sundru 841 people - Abira 828 people - Bokhi 822 people - Daltoli 787 people - Jabla 776 people - Garighat 755 people - Uparghicha 751 people - Bhejari Dand 744 people All 99 villages in Farsabahar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikariya? 496242 - How far is Sikariya from Jashpur Nagar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Sikariya? 783 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikariya in? Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sikariya? 61.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/sikariya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.