# 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 **9,378 people in 1,597 households**, the 3rd largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 9,378people (2011)
- 1,597households
- 54.9%literacy
- 973females 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 code221973

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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khoragachhi; 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
- ●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 · 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

### 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 Khoragachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khoragachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**14%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Khoragachhi?

■ Khoragachhi · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**972

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 704 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,467 (45%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (7%) · **■** Marginal 830 (25%)

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
- Bhirbhiri7,274 people
- Saidabad7,033 people
- Bardaha6,839 people
- Bokantari6,165 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?9,378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khoragachhi in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khoragachhi?54.9% (Census 2011)