# Sikarpur Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 133 households**, the 70th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 558people (2011)
- 133households
- 59.6%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Sikarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikarpur is 814146.** Sikarpur falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatAmgachhi
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372123

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

## How far is Sikarpur from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)25 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 Sikarpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sikarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Sikarpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

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 Sikarpur?

■ Sikarpur · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**956

Working population ****56.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 40.3% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 299 (95%)

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 Masalia

- Kapsio577 people
- Phatepur577 people
- Jawanbank574 people
- Tilbad559 people
- Bansjora546 people
- Latabani536 people
- Chhota Dumria535 people
- Baramasia534 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikarpur?814146
- How far is Sikarpur from Dumka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sikarpur?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?59.6% (Census 2011)