# Siktia Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Siktia

Siktia is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 78 households**, the 67th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 339people (2011)
- 78households
- 43.8%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Siktia PIN code and other codes

Siktia falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatghar
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225384

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

## How far is Siktia from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)26 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 Siktia?

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

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaus
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pranpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Siktia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Siktia

Of every 100 households in Siktia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siktia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**25%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**40%

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 Siktia?

■ Siktia · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.8%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**959

Working population ****25.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 36.6% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (84%) · **■** Marginal 10 (11%)

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 Pranpur

- Kahata578 people
- Gidaul534 people
- Sadapur476 people
- Baluganj343 people
- Baliatha236 people
- Gram Deota233 people
- Sakraili220 people
- Gajhar161 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siktia from Katihar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Siktia?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siktia in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siktia?43.8% (Census 2011)