# Khutkat Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Khutkat

Khutkat is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 268 households**, the 36th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 268households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Khutkat PIN code and other codes

Khutkat falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhullo
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258609

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

## How far is Khutkat from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)25 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 Khutkat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khutkat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Khutkat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Khutkat

Of every 100 households in Khutkat in 2011, 6 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khutkat · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**94%

Use banking services ****56%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

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 Khutkat?

■ Khutkat · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082**

**955

Working population ****44.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 185 (31%)

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 Sikandra

- Jalai Dostni1,557 people
- Acharajdih1,535 people
- Ghos1,412 people
- Basaia1,386 people
- Raghunathpur1,210 people
- Kirpa Ramdih1,197 people
- Dharampur1,185 people
- Pachmahua1,081 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khutkat from Jamui?25 km by road
- What is the population of Khutkat?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khutkat in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khutkat?65.1% (Census 2011)