# Sikariya Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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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%.

- 783people (2011)
- 193households
- 61.9%literacy
- 496242PIN code

## Sikariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikariya is 496242.** Sikariya falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496242
- Gram panchayatSikirima
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434208

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

## 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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 schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pandaripani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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

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**■** 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Farsabahar

- Sundru841 people
- Abira828 people
- Bokhi822 people
- Daltoli787 people
- Jabla776 people
- Garighat755 people
- Uparghicha751 people
- Bhejari Dand744 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## 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)