# Sankhi Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Sankhi

Sankhi is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843302**. The 2011 Census counted **3,399 people in 657 households**, the 23rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 3,399people (2011)
- 657households
- 50.2%literacy
- 843302PIN code

## Sankhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sankhi is 843302.** Sankhi falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843302
- Gram panchayatPakari Mathwa
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219368

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

## How far is Sankhi from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)10 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 Sankhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sankhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Sankhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Sankhi

Of every 100 households in Sankhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhi · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

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 Sankhi?

■ Sankhi · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**937

Working population ****30.2%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 41.4% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 538 (52%)

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 Riga

- Bhawanipur4,937 people
- Anhari Ujiari4,229 people
- Bhorha3,752 people
- Bulakipur3,606 people
- Mandar3,383 people
- Narsanda urf Narsawan3,378 people
- Pakri2,809 people
- Barahi2,786 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sankhi?843302
- How far is Sankhi from Sitamarhi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Sankhi?3,399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhi in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhi?50.2% (Census 2011)