# Balthar Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/balthar/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Balthar Balthar is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,026 people in 1,177 households**, the 7th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 6,026people (2011) - 1,177households - 50.7%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Balthar PIN code and other codes Balthar falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBalthar - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217239 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balthar from nearby towns? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)30 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 Balthar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkatiagang - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narkatiagang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Balthar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Balthar Of every 100 households in Balthar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balthar · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****15%** **29% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****36%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **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 Balthar? ■ Balthar · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **951 Working population ****36.2%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.1% for men and 36.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (23%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,367 (63%) 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 - Sargatia12,060 people - Puraina10,232 people - Dhankutwa8,351 people - Baisakhwa6,578 people - Ghorcharhi5,927 people - Surajpur5,045 people - Sirsiya4,711 people - Bhaunara4,530 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balthar from Bettiah?34 km by road - What is the population of Balthar?6,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balthar in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balthar?50.7% (Census 2011)