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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Majrakh

Majrakh is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,415 people in 682 households**, the 16th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,415people (2011)
- 682households
- 60.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Majrakh PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMajrakh
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221950

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

## How far is Majrakh from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)45 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)30 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 Majrakh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majrakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Majrakh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 601 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Majrakh

Of every 100 households in Majrakh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Majrakh · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**14%

Television ****14%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Majrakh?

■ Majrakh · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**972

Working population ****34.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 50.1% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (33%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 166 (14%) · **■** Marginal 355 (30%)

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

- Pothia4,664 people
- Musanda4,228 people
- Barahmasia Simalbani4,164 people
- Kuchaha4,024 people
- Singhia3,297 people
- Dhengri3,092 people
- Bairgachhi3,022 people
- Dahgawan3,013 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Majrakh from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Majrakh?3,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majrakh in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Majrakh?60.0% (Census 2011)