# Sikat Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Sikat

Sikat is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854115**. The 2011 Census counted **11,847 people in 2,370 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 11,847people (2011)
- 2,370households
- 47.7%literacy
- 854115PIN code

## Sikat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikat is 854115.** Sikat falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854115
- Gram panchayatSikat
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225572

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

## How far is Sikat from nearby towns?

- Barari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)18 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 Sikat?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sikat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 1,333 hectares of village land is sown, and 463 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 Sikat

Of every 100 households in Sikat in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikat · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sikat?

■ Sikat · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**958

Working population ****38.0%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 40.7% for women. 49% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 458 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,242 (50%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 263 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,504 (33%)

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 Barari

- Barari14,986 people
- Bishunpur14,428 people
- Mahna Chandpur12,800 people
- Bakiasukhai11,908 people
- Baretha10,403 people
- Lachhmipur10,302 people
- Jagdishpur10,088 people
- Rounia9,273 people

[All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikat?854115
- How far is Sikat from Katihar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sikat?11,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikat in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikat?47.7% (Census 2011)