# Sikatia Village, Pach Deuri, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pach Deuri, Gopalganj 

# Sikatia

Sikatia is a village in Pach Deuri sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,384 people in 208 households**, the 24th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 1,384people (2011)
- 208households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Sikatia PIN code and other codes

Sikatia falls in Pach Deuri sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikatiya
- Community development blockPach Deuri
- Census village code230265

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

## How far is Sikatia from nearby towns?

- Pach Deuri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)12 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 Sikatia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balepur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Sikatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sikatia

Of every 100 households in Sikatia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikatia · ■ Pach Deuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****82%**

**67%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sikatia?

■ Sikatia · ■ Pach Deuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**953

Working population ****28.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 60 (15%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 106 (27%)

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 Pach Deuri

- Poia Girdhar1,438 people
- Bhirgi Chak1,399 people
- Bara Chanp1,395 people
- Motipur1,386 people
- Rupi Bagahi1,367 people
- Mahathwa1,331 people
- Machwa1,319 people
- Tetariya Bhichha Ram1,286 people

[All 99 villages in Pach Deuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/pach-deuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikatia from Gopalganj?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sikatia?1,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikatia in?Gopalganj district (Pach Deuri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikatia?66.0% (Census 2011)