# Sikat Village, Ranka, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ranka, Garhwa 

# Sikat

Sikat is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822125**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 126 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 713people (2011)
- 126households
- 60.4%literacy
- 822125PIN code

## Sikat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikat is 822125.** Sikat falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822125
- Gram panchayatSondag
- Community development blockRanka
- Census village code347899

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

## How far is Sikat from nearby towns?

- Ranka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)28 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)28 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 Sikat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sikat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Ranka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Sikat known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Sikat

Of every 100 households in Sikat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikat · ■ Ranka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sikat?

■ Sikat · ■ Ranka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**991

Working population ****46.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 48.6% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 321 (97%)

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 Ranka

- Birbandha Alias Birbandh852 people
- Honhe Kalan811 people
- Chaukri747 people
- Rabda715 people
- Daunadag708 people
- Nagari674 people
- Baghokudar635 people
- Sinjo622 people

[All 81 villages in Ranka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/ranka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikat?822125
- How far is Sikat from Garhwa?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sikat?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikat in?Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikat?60.4% (Census 2011)