# Chhota Sikarpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Chhota Sikarpur

Chhota Sikarpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 265 households**, the 105th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 265households
- 34.5%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Chhota Sikarpur PIN code and other codes

Chhota Sikarpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShikarpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224973

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

## How far is Chhota Sikarpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)67 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 Chhota Sikarpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chhota Sikarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chhota Sikarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 112 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 Chhota Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Chhota Sikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhota Sikarpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhota Sikarpur?

■ Chhota Sikarpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.5%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**960

Working population ****28.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.3% for men and 31.3% for women. 40% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 71 (21%)

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 Barsoi

- Chichaura1,237 people
- Kachana1,215 people
- Chorkhora1,214 people
- Kandhal1,205 people
- Ghoradiha1,200 people
- Haripur1,181 people
- Bhawanipur1,179 people
- Nisarpatti1,164 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhota Sikarpur from Katihar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Chhota Sikarpur?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Sikarpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Sikarpur?34.5% (Census 2011)