# Sikari Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Sikari

Sikari is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 208 households**, the 245th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 208households
- 62.8%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikari

Of every 100 households in Sikari in 2011, 21 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikari · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Sikari?

■ Sikari · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**922

Working population ****32.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 52.3% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 273 (67%)

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 Colonelganj

- Chandapur Kitauli1,267 people
- Padaria1,264 people
- Bhant Purwa1,263 people
- Mankapur1,261 people
- Viviyapur Gonsai1,254 people
- Gurwaliya1,242 people
- Manihari1,239 people
- Lohangpur1,235 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikari?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikari in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikari?62.8% (Census 2011)