# Sikhara Village, Sadabad, Mahamaya Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sadabad, Mahamaya Nagar 

# Sikhara

Sikhara is a village in Sadabad sub-district of Mahamaya Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,035 people in 479 households**, the 31st largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 3,035people (2011)
- 479households
- 71.8%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhara

Of every 100 households in Sikhara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikhara · ■ Sadabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**66%

Television ****37%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**27%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Sikhara?

■ Sikhara · ■ Sadabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**861

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**854

Working population ****29.1%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 57.9% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (17%) · **■** Marginal 312 (35%)

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 Sadabad

- Tharora3,254 people
- Kupa3,201 people
- Jaitai3,153 people
- Jatoi3,124 people
- Nasirpur3,018 people
- Madha Bhoj2,974 people
- Udhena2,943 people
- Bilara2,888 people

[All 134 villages in Sadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sadabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikhara?3,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhara in?Mahamaya Nagar district (Sadabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhara?71.8% (Census 2011)