# Sikni Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Sikni

Sikni is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822133**. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 69 households**, the 60th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 337people (2011)
- 69households
- 46.0%literacy
- 822133PIN code

## Sikni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikni is 822133.** Sikni falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822133
- Gram panchayatPaduwa
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347638

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?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)25 km by road
- Garhwa (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 Sikni?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 76 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 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikni · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**948

Working population ****36.8%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 35.9% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 122 (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 Meral

- Katritisar Alias Kusmahi545 people
- Kotam402 people
- Khundra397 people
- Baghauta376 people
- Tetka Khurd334 people
- Sikni298 people
- Serasam297 people
- Bankheta270 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikni?822133
- How far is Sikni from Garhwa?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sikni?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikni in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikni?46.0% (Census 2011)