Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Majharia Majharia is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845307. The 2011 Census counted 1,535 people in 271 households, the 43rd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 1,535 people (2011) - 271 households - 53.3% literacy - 845307 PIN code ## Majharia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Majharia is 845307. Majharia falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845307 - Gram panchayat Majharia - Community development block Sikta - Census village code 217272 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Majharia from nearby towns? - Sikta (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 50 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Majharia? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Majharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Majharia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Majharia Of every 100 households in Majharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Majharia · ■ Sikta rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 1% - Toilet within the home 3% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 20% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 15% 29% - Television 1% 6% - Mobile phone 45% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 26% - Own their home 86% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Majharia? ■ Majharia · ■ Sikta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.3% 54.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 951 - Working population 41.0% 37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 37.9% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 48 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 309 (49%) · ■ Household industry 14 (2%) · ■ Other work 5 (1%) · ■ Marginal 253 (40%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sikta - Mainpur 1,698 people - Patukahia 1,678 people - Behri Bankatwa 1,622 people - Pasrampur 1,620 people - Patkhaulia 1,497 people - Bahuarwa 1,297 people - Mahmadwa 1,271 people - Chhapainia 1,262 people All 61 villages in Sikta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Majharia? 845307 - How far is Majharia from Bettiah? 50 km by road - What is the population of Majharia? 1,535 (Census 2011) - Which district is Majharia in? Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Majharia? 53.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/majharia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.