Village · Jansath, Muzaffarnagar
# Sikhera

Sikhera is a village in Jansath sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 5,024 people in 810 households, the 31st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.
- 5,024 people (2011)
- 810 households
- 71.8% literacy
- 900 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhera

Of every 100 households in Sikhera in 2011, 62 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikhera · ■ Jansath rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 38%
- Toilet within the home 61% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 39%
- Tap water 4% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 78%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 89%
- Use banking services 64% 68%
- Television 48% 42%
- Mobile phone 68% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 13% 12%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sikhera?

■ Sikhera · ■ Jansath rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.8% 67.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 900 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 963 874
- Working population 30.8% 34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 347 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 657 (42%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 477 (31%) · ■ Marginal 59 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jansath
- Kheri Sarai 5,335 people
- Gadla 5,303 people
- Mehalki 5,090 people
- Belra 5,089 people
- Salarpur 4,819 people
- Behrhassa 4,744 people
- Katka 4,674 people
- Talera 4,504 people

All 187 villages in Jansath

## Other places named Sikhera
- Sikhera · Village, Meerut, Meerut · 4,794 people
- Sikhera · Village, Bulandshahr, Bulandshahr · 2,147 people
- Sikhera · Village, Baghpat, Baghpat · 1,357 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sikhera? 5,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhera in? Muzaffarnagar district (Jansath sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhera? 71.8% (Census 2011)

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