# Sikta Village, Lalganj, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Lalganj, Mirzapur 

# Sikta

Sikta is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,479 people in 525 households**, the 14th largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 3,479people (2011)
- 525households
- 59.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikta

Of every 100 households in Sikta in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikta · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**13%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****66%**

**75%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

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 Sikta?

■ Sikta · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**908

Working population ****42.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (32%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 92 (6%) · **■** Marginal 557 (37%)

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 Lalganj

- Bhaisor Balay Pahar3,946 people
- Madwa Dhanapal3,904 people
- Mahugari3,780 people
- Lalganj3,655 people
- Rajpur3,358 people
- Mahugarh3,248 people
- Rani Bari2,910 people
- Babura Raghunath Singh2,896 people

[All 431 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikta?3,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta in?Mirzapur district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta?59.8% (Census 2011)