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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Bairgachhi

Bairgachhi is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,022 people in 552 households**, the 19th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,022people (2011)
- 552households
- 52.0%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Bairgachhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBenga
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221999

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

## How far is Bairgachhi from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)45 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)45 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 Bairgachhi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bairgachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnea
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Bairgachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Bairgachhi

Of every 100 households in Bairgachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bairgachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bairgachhi?

■ Bairgachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**972

Working population ****28.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 534 (63%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 185 (22%)

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

- Kuchaha4,024 people
- Majrakh3,415 people
- Singhia3,297 people
- Dhengri3,092 people
- Dahgawan3,013 people
- Kuan Pokhar2,875 people
- Barahmasia2,725 people
- Kauakoh2,701 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bairgachhi from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bairgachhi?3,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairgachhi in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bairgachhi?52.0% (Census 2011)