# Sikhar Village, Roorkee, Hardwar (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Roorkee, Hardwar 

# Sikhar

Sikhar is a village in Roorkee sub-district of Hardwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 73 households**, the 230th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 396people (2011)
- 73households
- 79.9%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikhar

Of every 100 households in Sikhar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikhar · ■ Roorkee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****91%**

**64%

Television ****93%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sikhar?

■ Sikhar · ■ Roorkee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**879

Working population ****30.8%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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 Roorkee

- Ladpur Khurd437 people
- Ramnagar419 people
- Kagwali406 people
- Bandakheri402 people
- Kalal Hati376 people
- Samaspur Khundewali374 people
- Firozpur Urf Buggawala369 people
- Susada369 people

[All 309 villages in Roorkee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikhar?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhar in?Hardwar district (Roorkee sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhar?79.9% (Census 2011)