Sikandra Population, Caste, Working Data Jamui, Bihar - Census 2011

Sikandra is a village situated in Sikandra block of Jamui district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,938 families residing in the village Sikandra. The total population of Sikandra is 16,805 out of which 8,904 are males and 7,901 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sikandra is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sikandra village is 2862 which is 17% of the total population. There are 1509 male children and 1353 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sikandra is 897 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Sikandra village.

Population
16,805
Families
2,938
Literacy
72.19%
Sex Ratio
887

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sikandra is 72.2%. Thus Sikandra village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.8% of Jamui district. The male literacy rate is 79.89% and the female literacy rate is 63.5% in Sikandra village.

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

Sikandra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,862 1,509 1,353
Literacy 72.19% 79.89% 63.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,115 1,656 1,459
Scheduled Tribe 37 16 21
Illiterate 6,739 2,996 3,743

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sikandra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sikandra village out of total population, 5,495 were engaged in work activities. 50.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,495 workers engaged in Main Work, 274 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 457 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,773 2,139 634
Cultivators 274 206 68
Agriculture Labourer 457 328 129
Household Industries 196 144 52
Other Workers 1,846 1,461 385
Marginal Workers 2,722 1,898 824
Non Working 11,310 4,867 6,443

Nearby Villages to Sikandra,

Below are the list of villages near Sikandra village in Sikandra.

Village Population
Kaithwara 940
Karma 1,864
Bichhwa 3,035
Silauri 689
Bhar Ghara 554
Bishunpur 656
Sarsa 761
Bhullo 3,579
Lohanda 1,671
Ramdeochak 74

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