# Bhaptia Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Bhaptia

Bhaptia is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 373 households**, the 29th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 373households
- 57.3%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Bhaptia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhoragachhi
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221971

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

## How far is Bhaptia from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)15 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 Bhaptia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaptia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnea
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes 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 Bhaptia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhaptia

Of every 100 households in Bhaptia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaptia · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**14%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Bhaptia?

■ Bhaptia · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**972

Working population ****43.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 46.0% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 156 (18%)

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

- Ramnagar2,237 people
- Sikti2,216 people
- Barahmasia Ranikatta2,214 people
- Khuthara Mashragi2,181 people
- Karahbari2,017 people
- Pararia Ranikatta1,963 people
- Khoragachhi Milik1,849 people
- Benga1,808 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaptia from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaptia?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaptia in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaptia?57.3% (Census 2011)