Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Siktihar Siktihar is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 2,157 people in 448 households, the 33rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 2,157 people (2011) - 448 households - 60.5% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Siktihar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Siktihar is 855101. Siktihar falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Jhiljhili - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222758 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Siktihar from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 36 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Siktihar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Siktihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Siktihar known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include jute rope. About 64% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Siktihar Of every 100 households in Siktihar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Siktihar · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 12% - Toilet within the home 9% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 94% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 32% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 94% - Use banking services 10% 17% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 36% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 30% 31% - Own their home 97% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Siktihar? ■ Siktihar · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.5% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1159 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 983 - Working population 25.5% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 54.7% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 79 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 144 (26%) · ■ Other work 52 (9%) · ■ Marginal 275 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Baisa 2,472 people - Rupni 2,462 people - Nisndara 2,437 people - Kathalbari 2,425 people - Pahatgaon 2,130 people - Tangtangia 2,075 people - Gurgaon 2,046 people - Guabari 2,040 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Siktihar? 855101 - How far is Siktihar from Kishanganj? 36 km by road - What is the population of Siktihar? 2,157 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siktihar in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siktihar? 60.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/siktihar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.