# Pahara Village, Sikti, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/pahara/ Village · Sikti, Araria # Pahara Pahara is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,462 people in 479 households**, the 24th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 2,462people (2011) - 479households - 71.9%literacy - 854333PIN code ## Pahara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pahara is 854333.** Pahara falls in Sikti sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854333 - Gram panchayatMuraripur - Community development blockSikti - Census village code221977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pahara from nearby towns? - Sikti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)2 km by road - Araria (nearest town)2 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 Pahara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Pahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial 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 schoolunder 5 km · Araria - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Pahara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Pahara Of every 100 households in Pahara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pahara · ■ Sikti rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****7%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **14% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****23%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **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 Pahara? ■ Pahara · ■ Sikti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **972 Working population ****30.9%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 62.2% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 312 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (9%) · **■** Marginal 93 (12%) 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 - Dahgawan3,013 people - Kuan Pokhar2,875 people - Barahmasia2,725 people - Kauakoh2,701 people - Ramnagar2,237 people - Sikti2,216 people - Barahmasia Ranikatta2,214 people - Khuthara Mashragi2,181 people [All 57 villages in Sikti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/sikti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pahara?854333 - How far is Pahara from Araria?2 km by road - What is the population of Pahara?2,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pahara in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pahara?71.9% (Census 2011)