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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Ramnagar

Ramnagar is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,237 people in 478 households**, the 25th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,237people (2011)
- 478households
- 56.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Ramnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKauakoh
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code222004

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

## How far is Ramnagar from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)40 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)40 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 Ramnagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ramnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Ramnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Ramnagar

Of every 100 households in Ramnagar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ramnagar · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**46%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**14%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ramnagar?

■ Ramnagar · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**972

Working population ****30.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 45.7% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (68%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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

- Kuan Pokhar2,875 people
- Barahmasia2,725 people
- Kauakoh2,701 people
- Pahara2,462 people
- Sikti2,216 people
- Barahmasia Ranikatta2,214 people
- Khuthara Mashragi2,181 people
- Bhaptia2,021 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ramnagar from Araria?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ramnagar?2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramnagar in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ramnagar?56.6% (Census 2011)