# Sika, Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Padwa, Palamu 

# Sika

Sika is a village in [Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/) sub-district of [Palamu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/), PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,178 people in 258 households**, the 17th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,178people (2011)
- 258households
- 71.3%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Sika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sika is 822123.** Sika falls in Padwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatGari Khas
- Community development blockPadwa
- Census village code366027

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

## How far is Sika from nearby towns?

- Padwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Daltonganj (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 Sika?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sika; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Sika known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sika

Of every 100 households in Sika in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sika · ■ Padwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****71%**

**64%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**17%

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 Sika?

■ Sika · ■ Padwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**948

Working population ****46.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 52.5% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (14%) · **■** Marginal 430 (78%)

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 Padwa

- Batsara1,520 people
- Lohandi1,404 people
- Basu1,237 people
- Saraiya1,205 people
- Lami1,171 people
- Bhusra1,114 people
- Manahar1,112 people
- Barwadih1,104 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sika?822123
- How far is Sika from Medininagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sika?1,178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sika in?Palamu district (Padwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sika?71.3% (Census 2011)