# Sikti Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Sikti

Sikti is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 158 households**, the 37th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 989people (2011)
- 158households
- 80.5%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Sikti PIN code and other codes

Sikti falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagwan
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247518

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

## How far is Sikti from nearby towns?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)20 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 Sikti?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sikti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Sikti known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 90% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Sikti

Of every 100 households in Sikti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikti · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****89%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sikti?

■ Sikti · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**923

Working population ****20.5%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 66.6% for women. 35% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (44%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 70 (34%)

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 Garhani

- Bahadurpur1,099 people
- Sihar1,091 people
- Dubauli1,017 people
- Sohari1,008 people
- Pathar976 people
- Ratanpur943 people
- Azam Nagar911 people
- Dhandhauli904 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikti from Arrah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sikti?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikti in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikti?80.5% (Census 2011)