# Shikawar Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Shikawar

Shikawar is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 197 households**, the 169th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,100people (2011)
- 197households
- 65.1%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikawar

Of every 100 households in Shikawar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikawar · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shikawar?

■ Shikawar · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**930

Working population ****24.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 52.0% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 28 (11%)

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 Robertsganj

- Vanbahur1,104 people
- Bichapai1,102 people
- Khamriha1,102 people
- Mahuari1,102 people
- Manon1,086 people
- Lashra1,085 people
- Rajdhan1,083 people
- Ghatita1,072 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikawar?1,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikawar in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikawar?65.1% (Census 2011)