# Saikura Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Saikura

Saikura is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **42 people in 13 households**, the 339th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 42people (2011)
- 13households
- 59.5%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saikura

Of every 100 households in Saikura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saikura · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****47%**

**88%

Television ****67%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Saikura?

■ Saikura · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**931

Working population ****61.9%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 36.8% for women. 50% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 20 (77%) · **■** Other work 6 (23%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Madiyal Ganiya44 people
- Naughar44 people
- Srikote Unchi43 people
- Termoli43 people
- Deyoli38 people
- Simtoli37 people
- Amkhet36 people
- Bheliwar35 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saikura?42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saikura in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saikura?59.5% (Census 2011)