# Sikiya Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Sikiya

Sikiya is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,256 people in 318 households**, the 43rd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,256people (2011)
- 318households
- 78.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikiya

Of every 100 households in Sikiya in 2011, 39 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikiya · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****7%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sikiya?

■ Sikiya · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**903

Working population ****37.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 65.8% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (26%) · **■** Household industry 48 (6%) · **■** Other work 172 (20%) · **■** Marginal 271 (32%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Bhagipur2,398 people
- Ajaour2,339 people
- Eakel2,291 people
- Chandi2,268 people
- Bhuda Dih2,182 people
- Rudarwar2,175 people
- Basti Bujurg2,174 people
- Januwan2,155 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikiya?2,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikiya in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikiya?78.0% (Census 2011)