# Nikta Village, Andhratharhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Andhratharhi, Madhubani 

# Nikta

Nikta is a village in Andhratharhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 150 households**, the 43rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 681people (2011)
- 150households
- 75.4%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Nikta PIN code and other codes

Nikta falls in Andhratharhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNikta
- Community development blockAndhratharhi
- Census village code220635

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

## How far is Nikta from nearby towns?

- Andhratharhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)19 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 Nikta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nikta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maharaili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Janjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghradhih
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Nikta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Nikta

Of every 100 households in Nikta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nikta · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Nikta?

■ Nikta · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**909

Working population ****31.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 63.2% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (19%) · **■** Other work 43 (20%) · **■** Marginal 57 (27%)

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 Andhratharhi

- Singiaun1,249 people
- Bhabham1,031 people
- kosbagaur954 people
- Dumra Araji760 people
- Basua575 people
- Gandhraen Barhmotar426 people
- Phulwaria354 people

[All 48 villages in Andhratharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikta from Madhubani?35 km by road
- What is the population of Nikta?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikta in?Madhubani district (Andhratharhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nikta?75.4% (Census 2011)