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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Bhirbhiri

Bhirbhiri is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,274 people in 1,431 households**, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 7,274people (2011)
- 1,431households
- 65.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Bhirbhiri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhirbhiri
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221974

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

## How far is Bhirbhiri 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 Bhirbhiri?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirbhiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 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 Bhirbhiri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 1,033 hectares of village land is sown, and 696 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 Bhirbhiri

Of every 100 households in Bhirbhiri in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhirbhiri · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**14%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhirbhiri?

■ Bhirbhiri · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**972

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 928 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 850 (33%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 138 (5%) · **■** Marginal 578 (23%)

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

- Amgachhi10,242 people
- Paraia9,998 people
- Khoragachhi9,378 people
- Saidabad7,033 people
- Bardaha6,839 people
- Bokantari6,165 people
- Thengpur Pipra5,816 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhirbhiri from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhirbhiri?7,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhirbhiri in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhirbhiri?65.6% (Census 2011)