# Sikwar Village, Ghaghra, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghaghra, Gumla 

# Sikwar

Sikwar is a village in Ghaghra sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835208**. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 117 households**, the 68th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 659people (2011)
- 117households
- 55.2%literacy
- 835208PIN code

## Sikwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikwar is 835208.** Sikwar falls in Ghaghra sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835208
- Gram panchayatDuka
- Community development blockGhaghra
- Census village code375621

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

## How far is Sikwar from nearby towns?

- Ghaghra (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)45 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 Sikwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sikwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Ghaghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Sikwar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include furniture. About 79% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Sikwar

Of every 100 households in Sikwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikwar · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sikwar?

■ Sikwar · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1246**

**964

Working population ****56.6%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 45.8% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 252 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (6%) · **■** Marginal 85 (23%)

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 Ghaghra

- Khatanga663 people
- Beyar662 people
- Itkiri662 people
- Chanchi661 people
- Tunjo651 people
- Mahugaon643 people
- Charheya632 people
- Ajiyatu627 people

[All 119 villages in Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikwar?835208
- How far is Sikwar from Gumla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sikwar?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikwar in?Gumla district (Ghaghra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikwar?55.2% (Census 2011)