# Baisakhwa Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/baisakhwa/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Baisakhwa Baisakhwa is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **6,578 people in 1,104 households**, the 6th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 6,578people (2011) - 1,104households - 63.0%literacy - 845307PIN code ## Baisakhwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Baisakhwa is 845307.** Baisakhwa falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845307 - Gram panchayatBaisakhwa - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217229 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baisakhwa from nearby towns? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)34 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)34 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 Baisakhwa? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Baisakhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Baisakhwa known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 89% of the 560 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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 Baisakhwa Of every 100 households in Baisakhwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Baisakhwa · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****17%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****34%** **29% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****71%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 Baisakhwa? ■ Baisakhwa · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **951 Working population ****34.2%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 41% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 310 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (12%) · **■** Household industry 179 (8%) · **■** Other work 197 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,283 (57%) 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 Sikta - Behra12,733 people - Sargatia12,060 people - Puraina10,232 people - Dhankutwa8,351 people - Balthar6,026 people - Ghorcharhi5,927 people - Surajpur5,045 people - Sirsiya4,711 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baisakhwa?845307 - How far is Baisakhwa from Bettiah?34 km by road - What is the population of Baisakhwa?6,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baisakhwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baisakhwa?63.0% (Census 2011)