# Sikni Village, Chandwa, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandwa, Latehar 

# Sikni

Sikni is a village in Chandwa sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 177 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 944people (2011)
- 177households
- 53.0%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Sikni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikni is 822126.** Sikni falls in Chandwa sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatSasang
- Community development blockChandwa
- Census village code367553

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?

- Chandwa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)20 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 58% of the 763 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikni · ■ Chandwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**5%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**31%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Sikni?

■ Sikni · ■ Chandwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**970

Working population ****51.2%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 41.3% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (33%) · **■** Marginal 315 (65%)

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 Chandwa

- Ladhup1,070 people
- Borsidag1,051 people
- Belgara985 people
- Chatro950 people
- Chatuang932 people
- Rud902 people
- Nindra873 people
- Ete849 people

[All 83 villages in Chandwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/chandwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikni?822126
- How far is Sikni from Latehar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sikni?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikni in?Latehar district (Chandwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikni?53.0% (Census 2011)