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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Khoragachhi

Khoragachhi is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,212 people in 210 households**, the 38th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 1,212people (2011)
- 210households
- 40.9%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Khoragachhi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhoragachhi
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221972

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

## How far is Khoragachhi 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 Khoragachhi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Khoragachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Khoragachhi

Of every 100 households in Khoragachhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khoragachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**14%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Khoragachhi?

■ Khoragachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**972

Working population ****44.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 34.8% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (62%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 113 (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

- Sohagmara1,660 people
- Aulabari1,534 people
- Dipnagar1,524 people
- Pipra1,266 people
- Saida Pokhar1,205 people
- Dainia1,180 people
- Amgachhi Milik Arazi1,124 people
- Barahmasia Istamrar1,019 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khoragachhi from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Khoragachhi?1,212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoragachhi in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khoragachhi?40.9% (Census 2011)