# Sikhar Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Sikhar

Sikhar is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,169 people in 541 households**, the 36th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,169people (2011)
- 541households
- 72.3%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhar

Of every 100 households in Sikhar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikhar · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**36%

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

**27%

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

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**73%

Television ****39%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikhar?

■ Sikhar · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**902

Working population ****35.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (33%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 290 (26%) · **■** Marginal 204 (18%)

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 Chunar

- Bagaha3,270 people
- Rampur Dhabahi3,257 people
- Pasiyahi3,201 people
- Ori3,199 people
- Sahaspura3,150 people
- Baikunthpur3,017 people
- Khaira2,970 people
- Nuaon2,967 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikhar?3,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhar in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhar?72.3% (Census 2011)