# Sikni Village, Lawalaung, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Lawalaung, Chatra 

# Sikni

Sikni is a village in Lawalaung sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 135 households**, the 28th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.0%.

- 669people (2011)
- 135households
- 22.4%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Sikni PIN code and other codes

Sikni falls in Lawalaung sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMangniya
- Community development blockLawalaung
- Census village code348595

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

## How far is Sikni from nearby towns?

- Lawalaung (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)36 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 Sikni?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sikni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lawalaung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chatra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sikni known for?

About 89% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Sikni

Of every 100 households in Sikni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikni · ■ Lawalaung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**43%

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 Sikni?

■ Sikni · ■ Lawalaung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.4%**

**49.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**1019

Working population ****44.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.5% for men and 10.3% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 290 (98%)

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 Lawalaung

- Kalyanpur736 people
- Bhusar732 people
- Madandih705 people
- Sulma695 people
- Bisrampur Alias Rampur665 people
- Matti Majhdiha Alias Majhdih659 people
- Pasagam656 people
- Chani630 people

[All 103 villages in Lawalaung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/lawalaung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikni from Chatra?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sikni?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikni in?Chatra district (Lawalaung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikni?22.4% (Census 2011)