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

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Village · Jogapatti, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sikta Khurd

Sikta Khurd is a village in Jogapatti sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 113 households**, the 86th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 683people (2011)
- 113households
- 57.3%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Sikta Khurd PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDonwar
- Community development blockJogapatti
- Census village code217146

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

## How far is Sikta Khurd from nearby towns?

- Jogapatti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)23 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 Khurd?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sikta Khurd; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Khurd

Of every 100 households in Sikta Khurd in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikta Khurd · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**48%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Khurd?

■ Sikta Khurd · ■ Jogapatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****662**

**957

Working population ****27.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (83%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Sangrampur723 people
- Gobinapur721 people
- Balua Murat Ray699 people
- Hariharpur699 people
- Gaunaria648 people
- Nankar643 people
- Bhatwalia616 people
- Balua Dew Ray600 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikta Khurd from Bettiah?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sikta Khurd?683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta Khurd in?Pashchim Champaran district (Jogapatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta Khurd?57.3% (Census 2011)