# Sikni Village, Tarhasi, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarhasi, Palamu 

# Sikni

Sikni is a village in Tarhasi sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 242 households**, the 24th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 242households
- 65.1%literacy
- 822118PIN code

## Sikni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikni is 822118.** Sikni falls in Tarhasi sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822118
- Gram panchayatArka
- Community development blockTarhasi
- Census village code366172

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?

- Tarhasi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)37 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarhasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sikni known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikni · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****29%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**37%

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 · ■ Tarhasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**948

Working population ****29.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 54.0% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (28%) · **■** Marginal 249 (69%)

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 Tarhasi

- Lalgara1,404 people
- Sugi1,395 people
- Dhunia1,373 people
- Chhatarpur1,342 people
- Kamal Kerya1,157 people
- Nawa1,150 people
- Gurturi1,104 people
- Tiraundha1,094 people

[All 106 villages in Tarhasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/tarhasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikni?822118
- How far is Sikni from Medininagar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sikni?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikni in?Palamu district (Tarhasi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikni?65.1% (Census 2011)