# Sihar Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Sihar

Sihar is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,032 people in 171 households**, the 136th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 1,032people (2011)
- 171households
- 60.1%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihar

Of every 100 households in Sihar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihar · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****47%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

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 Sihar?

■ Sihar · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**924

Working population ****30.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Other work 186 (59%) · **■** Marginal 80 (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 Chakia

- Murhahua1,061 people
- Rithia1,043 people
- Baliya Kalan1,038 people
- Basaniya1,034 people
- Burhwal1,031 people
- Gangapur1,030 people
- Bijai Purwa1,026 people
- Ram Laximanpur Kala1,023 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihar?1,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihar in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihar?60.1% (Census 2011)