# Sikarhata Village, Tarari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/tarari/sikarhata/ Village · Tarari, Bhojpur # Sikarhata Sikarhata is a village in Tarari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802207**. The 2011 Census counted **8,587 people in 1,331 households**, the 2nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 8,587people (2011) - 1,331households - 62.7%literacy - 802207PIN code ## Sikarhata PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikarhata is 802207.** Sikarhata falls in Tarari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - PIN code802207 - Gram panchayatSikarahata - Community development blockTarari - Census village code247692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikarhata from nearby towns? - Tarari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)50 km by road - Piro (nearest town)10 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 Sikarhata? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sikarhata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Piro - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Sikarhata known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 895 hectares of village land is sown, and 826 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 Sikarhata Of every 100 households in Sikarhata in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sikarhata · ■ Tarari rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****19%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **61% Television ****7%** **11% Mobile phone ****42%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Sikarhata? ■ Sikarhata · ■ Tarari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **945 Working population ****31.3%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 50.7% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (27%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 316 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,496 (56%) 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 Tarari - Bihta9,756 people - Karath8,470 people - Barka Gaon6,335 people - Bagar6,118 people - Moap Buzurg5,386 people [All 115 villages in Tarari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/tarari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikarhata?802207 - How far is Sikarhata from Arrah?50 km by road - What is the population of Sikarhata?8,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikarhata in?Bhojpur district (Tarari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sikarhata?62.7% (Census 2011)