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Sirokhar

सिरोखर
Meja mandal
Pincode 212302
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Sirokhar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttar Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sangam lal
Contact: 94****3925
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LGD code
163296
Pincode
212302
Post office
Meja
Population
1,672
Households
255
Literacy rate
51.6%
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000♂
Workers
694
Census 2011 · in context

How Sirokhar compares

By population, Sirokhar ranks #111 of 393 villages in Meja mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.6%
−7.5% vs mandal average
Sirokhar51.6%
Meja mandal59.1%
Prayagraj district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−18 vs mandal average
Sirokhar900
Meja mandal918
Household size
people per home
6.6
Same as the mandal average
Sirokhar6.6
Meja mandal6.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sirokhar at a glance

Sirokhar is a village of 1,672 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Meja tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 111th-largest of 393 villages in Meja tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 212302, served by Meja post office; the LGD village code is 163296. The sarpanch is Sangam lal, and the village votes in Purwa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anil Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,971 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sirokhar

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
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
10
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
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ALLAHABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
0
Distance to district HQ (km)
56
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
AKBAR SHAHPUR
Total area (ha)
481.02
Irrigated area (ha)
400
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Sirokhar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sirokhar

LGD code
163296
Pincode
212302
Post office
Meja
Population (Census 2011)
1,672
Population (projected 2026)
1,971
Households
255
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
900
Literacy rate
51.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Unnao
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purwa
Member of Parliament
Sakshi Maharaj
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anil Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sangam lal
Block / Mandal
Meja
Same pincode

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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