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- LGD code
- 245149
- Pincode
- 803109
- Post office
- Giriak
- Population
- 468
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 136
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikandara Kalan compares
By population, Sikandara Kalan ranks #40 of 45 villages in Giriak mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−3.3% vs mandal average
- Sikandara Kalan
- 45.7%
- Giriak mandal
- 49.0%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+43 vs mandal average
- Sikandara Kalan
- 975
- Giriak mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
7.1
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Sikandara Kalan
- 7.1
- Giriak mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikandara Kalan at a glance
Sikandara Kalan is a village of 468 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Giriak block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 45 villages in Giriak block. Literacy is 46%, 3 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803109, served by Giriak post office; the LGD village code is 245149. The village votes in Begusarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kundan Kumar. The population is estimated at 552 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikandara Kalan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Puraini
- Total area (ha)
- 36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikandara Kalan
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Key facts — Sikandara Kalan
- LGD code
- 245149
- Pincode
- 803109
- Post office
- Giriak
- Population (Census 2011)
- 468
- Population (projected 2026)
- 552
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kundan Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Giriak
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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