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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Dhengri

Dhengri is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,092 people in 649 households**, the 18th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,092people (2011)
- 649households
- 59.3%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Dhengri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBardaha
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221969

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

## How far is Dhengri from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)6 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 Dhengri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhengri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●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
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Dhengri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Dhengri

Of every 100 households in Dhengri in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhengri · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**14%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Dhengri?

■ Dhengri · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**972

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 724 (60%) · **■** Other work 40 (3%) · **■** Marginal 251 (21%)

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

- Barahmasia Simalbani4,164 people
- Kuchaha4,024 people
- Majrakh3,415 people
- Singhia3,297 people
- Bairgachhi3,022 people
- Dahgawan3,013 people
- Kuan Pokhar2,875 people
- Barahmasia2,725 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhengri from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dhengri?3,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhengri in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhengri?59.3% (Census 2011)