# Siktia Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Siktia

Siktia is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841101**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 48 households**, the 68th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 329people (2011)
- 48households
- 66.3%literacy
- 841101PIN code

## Siktia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siktia is 841101.** Siktia falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841101
- Gram panchayatKalyanpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234523

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

## How far is Siktia from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)6 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 Siktia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Siktia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barbatta
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonepur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Siktia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Siktia

Of every 100 households in Siktia in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siktia · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**88%

Use banking services ****87%**

**57%

Television ****30%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Siktia?

■ Siktia · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**905

Working population ****21.0%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 52.9% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (88%)

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 Sonepur

- Barbatta501 people
- Baijalpur Jamuni485 people
- Mohammadpur404 people
- Baijalpur355 people
- Mahammadali Chak283 people
- Mirzapur218 people
- Pahleza117 people
- Khemi Chak81 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siktia?841101
- How far is Siktia from Chhapra?52 km by road
- What is the population of Siktia?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siktia in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siktia?66.3% (Census 2011)