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

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Village · Sikti, Araria 

# Singhia

Singhia is a village in Sikti sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,297 people in 620 households**, the 17th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,297people (2011)
- 620households
- 61.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Singhia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatParaia
- Community development blockSikti
- Census village code221993

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

## How far is Singhia from nearby towns?

- Sikti (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)56 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)56 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 Singhia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Singhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Singhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Singhia

Of every 100 households in Singhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Singhia · ■ Sikti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**46%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**14%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Singhia?

■ Singhia · ■ Sikti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**972

Working population ****44.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 402 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (13%) · **■** Marginal 520 (35%)

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

- Musanda4,228 people
- Barahmasia Simalbani4,164 people
- Kuchaha4,024 people
- Majrakh3,415 people
- Dhengri3,092 people
- Bairgachhi3,022 people
- Dahgawan3,013 people
- Kuan Pokhar2,875 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Singhia from Araria?56 km by road
- What is the population of Singhia?3,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Singhia in?Araria district (Sikti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Singhia?61.3% (Census 2011)