# Sikta Village, Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran 

# Sikta

Sikta is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **973 people in 193 households**, the 77th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 973people (2011)
- 193households
- 52.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Sikta PIN code and other codes

Sikta falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDainmarwa
- Community development blockRamnagar
- Census village code216272

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

## How far is Sikta from nearby towns?

- Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ramnagar (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ramnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sikta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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

Of every 100 households in Sikta in 2011, 8 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sikta · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

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?

■ Sikta · ■ Ramnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**981

Working population ****33.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 41.1% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 132 (41%)

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 Ramnagar

- Bishunpurwa1,068 people
- Sarhatwa1,037 people
- Banbari1,017 people
- Harpur986 people
- Shivpurwa851 people
- silautia841 people
- Balaura831 people
- Singahi831 people

[All 152 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikta from Bettiah?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sikta?973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikta in?Pashchim Champaran district (Ramnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sikta?52.9% (Census 2011)