# Sikandra Village, Waraseoni, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/sikandra/ Village · Waraseoni, Balaghat # Sikandra Sikandra is a village in Waraseoni sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,527 people in 563 households**, the 20th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 2,527people (2011) - 563households - 77.4%literacy - 1,044females per 1,000 males ## Sikandra PIN code and other codes Sikandra falls in Waraseoni sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockWaraseoni - Census village code497419 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikandra from nearby towns? - Waraseoni (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)20 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)4 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 Sikandra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sikandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Sikandra known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and alsi**. About 76% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 496 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 Sikandra Of every 100 households in Sikandra in 2011, 91 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sikandra · ■ Waraseoni rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **76% Toilet within the home ****25%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****53%** **43% Television ****40%** **17% Mobile phone ****29%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sikandra? ■ Sikandra · ■ Waraseoni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **962 Working population ****45.6%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 68.7% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (18%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 492 (43%) · **■** Marginal 284 (25%) 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 Waraseoni - Yakodi2,748 people - Dini2,680 people - Dongarmali2,612 people - Pipariya2,541 people - Lalpur2,474 people - Lingmara2,418 people - Ansera2,412 people - Botejhari2,286 people [All 78 villages in Waraseoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sikandra from Balaghat?20 km by road - What is the population of Sikandra?2,527 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikandra in?Balaghat district (Waraseoni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sikandra?77.4% (Census 2011)