# Sikhula Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Sikhula

Sikhula is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 133 households**, the 216th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 905people (2011)
- 133households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,124females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhula

Of every 100 households in Sikhula in 2011, 11 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sikhula · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sikhula?

■ Sikhula · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**918

Working population ****31.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.9% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 90 (31%) · **■** Marginal 26 (9%)

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 Nizamabad

- Budhan Patti921 people
- Shespur916 people
- Bakiya Lachhi Rampur912 people
- Jahniyapur911 people
- Bhairopur Kala900 people
- Suriyadih893 people
- Dihwavari892 people
- Motipur874 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikhula?905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhula in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhula?72.0% (Census 2011)