Sikandarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Sikandarpur is a village situated in Purnia East block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 477 families residing in the village Sikandarpur. The total population of Sikandarpur is 2,616 out of which 1,326 are males and 1,290 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sikandarpur is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sikandarpur village is 643 which is 25% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 313 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sikandarpur is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Sikandarpur village.

Population
2,616
Families
477
Literacy
41.05%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sikandarpur is 41.1%. Thus Sikandarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 49.3% and the female literacy rate is 32.65% in Sikandarpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sikandarpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sikandarpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sikandarpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 643 330 313
Literacy 41.05% 49.3% 32.65%
Scheduled Caste 298 138 160
Scheduled Tribe 87 47 40
Illiterate 1,806 835 971

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Sikandarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sikandarpur village out of total population, 858 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 858 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 561 509 52
Cultivators 70 68 2
Agriculture Labourer 191 164 27
Other Workers 300 277 23
Marginal Workers 297 82 215
Non Working 1,758 735 1,023

Nearby Villages to Sikandarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sikandarpur village in Purnia East.

Village Population
Lalganj 11,045
Maharajpur 5,505
Chandi 14,004
Matiari 73
Kathua 5,075
Bishunpur 540
Ranipatra 1,757
Mahendrapur 5,444
Birpur 4,198
Kishunpur 4,352

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