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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Musanda

Musanda is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,228 people in 824 households**, the 13th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 4,228people (2011)
- 824households
- 59.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Musanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhirbhiri
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221968

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

## How far is Musanda from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)8 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 Musanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Musanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Musanda

Of every 100 households in Musanda in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Musanda · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**14%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Musanda?

■ Musanda · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**972

Working population ****44.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (44%) · **■** Household industry 63 (3%) · **■** Other work 57 (3%) · **■** Marginal 824 (44%)

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

- Muraripur5,356 people
- Darhua5,033 people
- Tera Khurdah4,685 people
- Pothia4,664 people
- Barahmasia Simalbani4,164 people
- Kuchaha4,024 people
- Majrakh3,415 people
- Singhia3,297 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Musanda from Araria?45 km by road
- What is the population of Musanda?4,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Musanda in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Musanda?59.9% (Census 2011)