# Ikra Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Ikra

Ikra is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,812 people in 571 households**, the 51st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 2,812people (2011)
- 571households
- 37.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Ikra PIN code and other codes

Ikra falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhaghri
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221760

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ikra from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)26 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ikra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ikra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ikra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 93% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ikra

Of every 100 households in Ikra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ikra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ikra?

■ Ikra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**960

Working population ****34.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.8% for men and 28.8% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (60%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 208 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Raniganj

- Indarpur2,886 people
- Bhawani Nagar2,856 people
- Belgachhi2,846 people
- Raghopur2,840 people
- Kopari2,750 people
- Hirdepur2,742 people
- Hingna2,740 people
- Dhobinia2,569 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ikra from Araria?26 km by road
- What is the population of Ikra?2,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ikra in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ikra?37.0% (Census 2011)