Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Siktia Siktia is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code 854331. The 2011 Census counted 6,308 people in 1,087 households, the 2nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 6,308 people (2011) - 1,087 households - 59.7% literacy - 854331 PIN code ## Siktia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Siktia is 854331. Siktia falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code 854331 - Gram panchayat Siktia - Community development block Kursakatta - Census village code 221933 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Siktia from nearby towns? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Araria (district HQ) 45 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Siktia? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Siktia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Forbesganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Forbesganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Farbesganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Siktia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Siktia Of every 100 households in Siktia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Siktia · ■ Kursakatta rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 4% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 85% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 16% 16% - Television 4% 10% - Mobile phone 41% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 25% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Siktia? ■ Siktia · ■ Kursakatta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.7% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 913 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 952 - Working population 35.9% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 45.7% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 211 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 342 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 85 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1,623 (72%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kursakatta - Lolokhur 8,915 people - Kamladorha 5,722 people - Rahatmina 5,384 people - Kuari 5,235 people - Kursakatta 5,195 people All 69 villages in Kursakatta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Siktia? 854331 - How far is Siktia from Araria? 45 km by road - What is the population of Siktia? 6,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siktia in? Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siktia? 59.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/siktia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.