# Sikka Village, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Sikka

Sikka is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,958 people in 1,022 households**, the 27th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 5,958people (2011)
- 1,022households
- 72.2%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikka

Of every 100 households in Sikka in 2011, 46 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikka · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**42%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**68%

Television ****45%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sikka?

■ Sikka · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**836

Working population ****28.9%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 615 (36%) · **■** Marginal 607 (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 Shamli

- Bahavari6,333 people
- Silawar6,170 people
- Harar Fatehpur6,127 people
- Bunta6,075 people
- Hiranwara5,202 people
- Karaunda5,152 people
- Sohjani Umerpur5,046 people
- Titayli4,935 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikka?5,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikka in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikka?72.2% (Census 2011)