# Ghorcharhi Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/ghorcharhi/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Ghorcharhi Ghorcharhi is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **5,927 people in 1,005 households**, the 8th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 5,927people (2011) - 1,005households - 62.2%literacy - 845307PIN code ## Ghorcharhi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghorcharhi is 845307.** Ghorcharhi falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845307 - Gram panchayatGhorcharhi - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217234 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghorcharhi from nearby towns? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)28 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)28 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 Ghorcharhi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorcharhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Ghorcharhi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 713 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Ghorcharhi Of every 100 households in Ghorcharhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghorcharhi · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **29% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****69%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **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 Ghorcharhi? ■ Ghorcharhi · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **951 Working population ****38.1%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 49.6% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (29%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,129 (50%) 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 - Puraina10,232 people - Dhankutwa8,351 people - Baisakhwa6,578 people - Balthar6,026 people - Surajpur5,045 people - Sirsiya4,711 people - Bhaunara4,530 people - Parsauni Murli4,515 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghorcharhi?845307 - How far is Ghorcharhi from Bettiah?28 km by road - What is the population of Ghorcharhi?5,927 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorcharhi in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghorcharhi?62.2% (Census 2011)