# Sikosi Village, Narayanganj, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narayanganj, Mandla 

# Sikosi

Sikosi is a village in Narayanganj sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 109 households**, the 96th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 499people (2011)
- 109households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Sikosi PIN code and other codes

Sikosi falls in Narayanganj sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNarayanganj
- Census village code492735

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

## How far is Sikosi from nearby towns?

- Narayanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)45 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 Sikosi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sikosi; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Sikosi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and wheat**. About 37% of the 357 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 Sikosi

Of every 100 households in Sikosi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikosi · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**87%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**64%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Sikosi?

■ Sikosi · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**957

Working population ****52.5%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 64.5% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 128 (49%)

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 Narayanganj

- Bhata Dungariya Mal.530 people
- Jamthar Mal.519 people
- Tinsai508 people
- Chati502 people
- Maili491 people
- Singhanpuri )490 people
- Lalipur484 people
- Khapa Mal.477 people

[All 189 villages in Narayanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/narayanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikosi from Mandla?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sikosi?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikosi in?Mandla district (Narayanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikosi?75.4% (Census 2011)