# Amgachhi Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Amgachhi

Amgachhi is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,242 people in 2,016 households**, the 1st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 10,242people (2011)
- 2,016households
- 54.9%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Amgachhi PIN code and other codes

Amgachhi falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmgachhi
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221952

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

## How far is Amgachhi from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)40 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 Amgachhi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Amgachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Amgachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 1,334 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 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 Amgachhi

Of every 100 households in Amgachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Amgachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**14%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Amgachhi?

■ Amgachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**972

Working population ****43.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 46.4% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 540 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,244 (50%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 105 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,592 (35%)

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 Sikti

- Paraia9,998 people
- Khoragachhi9,378 people
- Bhirbhiri7,274 people
- Saidabad7,033 people

[All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amgachhi from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Amgachhi?10,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amgachhi in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amgachhi?54.9% (Census 2011)