# Sikarsai Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sikarsai

Sikarsai is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 150 households**, the 102nd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 644people (2011)
- 150households
- 52.2%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Sikarsai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikarsai is 831002.** Sikarsai falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatHesdi
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363737

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

## How far is Sikarsai from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jugsalai (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 Sikarsai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sikarsai; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karandih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Sikarsai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sikarsai

Of every 100 households in Sikarsai in 2011, 58 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikarsai · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sikarsai?

■ Sikarsai · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**949

Working population ****44.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 35.0% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 239 (83%)

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 Potka

- Rai Pur659 people
- Chhota Hariyan652 people
- Kendmuri650 people
- Murgaghutu649 people
- Hesal Amda634 people
- Bara Pichkabasa632 people
- Bingburu627 people
- Tirildi626 people

[All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikarsai?831002
- How far is Sikarsai from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sikarsai?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarsai in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarsai?52.2% (Census 2011)