# Bokantari Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/bokantari/ Village · Sikti, Araria # Bokantari Bokantari is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854333**. The 2011 Census counted **6,165 people in 1,234 households**, the 7th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 6,165people (2011) - 1,234households - 60.9%literacy - 854333PIN code ## Bokantari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bokantari is 854333.** Bokantari falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854333 - Gram panchayatBokantari - Community development blockSikti - Census village code221981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bokantari from nearby towns? - Sikti (sub-district HQ)5 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 Bokantari? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bokantari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Bokantari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Bokantari Of every 100 households in Bokantari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bokantari · ■ 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 ****42%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **14% Television ****13%** **7% Mobile phone ****50%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bokantari? ■ Bokantari · ■ Sikti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **972 Working population ****32.0%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 458 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 975 (49%) · **■** Household industry 143 (7%) · **■** Other work 127 (6%) · **■** Marginal 269 (14%) 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 - Khoragachhi9,378 people - Bhirbhiri7,274 people - Saidabad7,033 people - Bardaha6,839 people - Thengpur Pipra5,816 people - Muraripur5,356 people - Darhua5,033 people - Tera Khurdah4,685 people [All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bokantari?854333 - How far is Bokantari from Araria?45 km by road - What is the population of Bokantari?6,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bokantari in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bokantari?60.9% (Census 2011)