# Sikara Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Sikara

Sikara is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 164 households**, the 177th largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,123people (2011)
- 164households
- 72.9%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikara

Of every 100 households in Sikara in 2011, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikara · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****7%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****65%**

**73%

Television ****27%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sikara?

■ Sikara · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**912

Working population ****21.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 179 (74%)

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 Meja

- Dasauti1,154 people
- Busaka1,143 people
- Dandapanpur1,139 people
- Bhawanipur1,130 people
- Sakri1,104 people
- Umapur Kalan1,089 people
- Kanewra1,073 people
- Mauhari Kalan1,066 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikara?1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikara in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikara?72.9% (Census 2011)