# Sikaridih Bujurg Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Sikaridih Bujurg

Sikaridih Bujurg is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,566 people in 484 households**, the 13th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 3,566people (2011)
- 484households
- 77.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikaridih Bujurg

Of every 100 households in Sikaridih Bujurg in 2011, 46 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sikaridih Bujurg · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**82%

Tap water ****87%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**80%

Television ****43%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikaridih Bujurg?

■ Sikaridih Bujurg · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**904

Working population ****36.2%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (3%) · **■** Household industry 173 (13%) · **■** Other work 250 (19%) · **■** Marginal 778 (60%)

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 Khajni

- Kuri4,105 people
- Bhaisanathu3,998 people
- Saraya Tiwari3,657 people
- Rapatpur3,604 people
- Beusa3,439 people
- Sahasee3,283 people
- Malhanpar3,261 people
- Jiginiya Urph Shahpur3,201 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikaridih Bujurg?3,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaridih Bujurg in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaridih Bujurg?77.9% (Census 2011)