# Sikta Kalan Village, Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sikta Kalan

Sikta Kalan is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 189 households**, the 77th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 856people (2011)
- 189households
- 61.6%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Sikta Kalan PIN code and other codes

Sikta Kalan falls in Jogapatti sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarwa
- Community development blockJogapatti
- Census village code217145

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

## How far is Sikta Kalan from nearby towns?

- Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)25 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 Sikta Kalan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sikta Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Sikta Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sikta Kalan

Of every 100 households in Sikta Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikta Kalan · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****72%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

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 Sikta Kalan?

■ Sikta Kalan · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**957

Working population ****42.2%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 50% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 347 (96%)

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 Jogapatti

- Bharthapatti1,109 people
- Bakuchia Rudalpur996 people
- Shiwrajpur915 people
- Sihpatti884 people
- Barwa852 people
- Kuarpatti805 people
- Piparpanti763 people
- Madarpur729 people

[All 105 villages in Jogapatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/jogapatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikta Kalan from Bettiah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sikta Kalan?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta Kalan in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta Kalan?61.6% (Census 2011)