# Narkatia Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Narkatia

Narkatia is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **2,372 people in 484 households**, the 32nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 2,372people (2011)
- 484households
- 56.1%literacy
- 845307PIN code

## Narkatia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Narkatia is 845307.** Narkatia falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845307
- Gram panchayatNarkatia
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217231

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

## How far is Narkatia from nearby towns?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)36 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 Narkatia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Narkatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Narkatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Narkatia

Of every 100 households in Narkatia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Narkatia · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

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 Narkatia?

■ Narkatia · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**951

Working population ****29.6%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (37%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 293 (42%)

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

- Sabaithwa2,620 people
- Jaisinghpur2,464 people
- Sonbarsa2,454 people
- Tola Gularia2,374 people
- Kursi Barwa2,115 people
- Mathia2,049 people
- Sugaha2,029 people
- Bheriharwa2,025 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Narkatia?845307
- How far is Narkatia from Bettiah?36 km by road
- What is the population of Narkatia?2,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narkatia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Narkatia?56.1% (Census 2011)