# Siktanr Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Siktanr

Siktanr is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 445 households**, the 40th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 2,537people (2011)
- 445households
- 44.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Siktanr PIN code and other codes

Siktanr falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhuwa Chautarwa
- Community development blockBagaha
- Census village code216867

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

## How far is Siktanr from nearby towns?

- Bagaha (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)14 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 Siktanr?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Siktanr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairoganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Siktanr known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 85% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Siktanr

Of every 100 households in Siktanr in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siktanr · ■ Bagaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Siktanr?

■ Siktanr · ■ Bagaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.5%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**946

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 32.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (4%) · **■** Marginal 433 (42%)

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 Bagaha

- Pakargawn2,802 people
- Salaba2,795 people
- Ratwal2,744 people
- Jamadar Tola2,544 people
- Jaini Tola2,477 people
- Pakri2,435 people
- Purbari Lagunaha2,429 people
- Matahia2,383 people

[All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siktanr from Bettiah?45 km by road
- What is the population of Siktanr?2,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siktanr in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siktanr?44.5% (Census 2011)