# Nikhti Kalan Village, Raghunathpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/raghunathpur/nikhti-kalan/ Village · Raghunathpur, Siwan # Nikhti Kalan Nikhti Kalan is a village in Raghunathpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,252 people in 912 households**, the 3rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%. - 5,252people (2011) - 912households - 69.3%literacy - 1,099females per 1,000 males ## Nikhti Kalan PIN code and other codes Nikhti Kalan falls in Raghunathpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNikhtikala - Community development blockRaghunathpur - Census village code232529 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nikhti Kalan from nearby towns? - Raghunathpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)30 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)30 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 Nikhti Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Nikhti Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Nikhti Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Nikhti Kalan Of every 100 households in Nikhti Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nikhti Kalan · ■ Raghunathpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****19%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **80% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **92% Use banking services ****82%** **80% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****80%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **15% 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 Nikhti Kalan? ■ Nikhti Kalan · ■ Raghunathpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%** **68.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099** **1022 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **942 Working population ****24.3%** **27.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.6% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (6%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 168 (13%) · **■** Marginal 681 (53%) 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 Raghunathpur - Raghunathpur10,458 people - Gabhirar6,500 people - Panjwar5,104 people - Harnathpur4,536 people - Santhi4,310 people - Khujwa4,308 people [All 127 villages in Raghunathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/raghunathpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nikhti Kalan from Siwan?30 km by road - What is the population of Nikhti Kalan?5,252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikhti Kalan in?Siwan district (Raghunathpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nikhti Kalan?69.3% (Census 2011)