# Muraripur Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/muraripur/ Village · Sikti, Araria # Muraripur Muraripur is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,356 people in 1,029 households**, the 9th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 5,356people (2011) - 1,029households - 59.7%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Muraripur PIN code and other codes Muraripur falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMuraripur - Community development blockSikti - Census village code221978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muraripur 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 Muraripur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Muraripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 - 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 Muraripur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Muraripur Of every 100 households in Muraripur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Muraripur · ■ Sikti rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****7%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **96% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****17%** **14% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****43%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Muraripur? ■ Muraripur · ■ Sikti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093** **972 Working population ****31.3%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (27%) · **■** Household industry 56 (3%) · **■** Other work 127 (8%) · **■** Marginal 809 (48%) 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 - Saidabad7,033 people - Bardaha6,839 people - Bokantari6,165 people - Thengpur Pipra5,816 people - Darhua5,033 people - Tera Khurdah4,685 people - Pothia4,664 people - Musanda4,228 people [All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Muraripur from Araria?45 km by road - What is the population of Muraripur?5,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muraripur in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Muraripur?59.7% (Census 2011)