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Amgachhi

अम्गछी
Sikti mandal
Pincode 854332
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Amgachhi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Araria
PC 09
→VS
Araria
AC 049
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUNITA
Contact: 80****8464
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LGD code
221952
Pincode
854332
Post office
Kuari
Population
10,242
Households
2,016
Literacy rate
43.8%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4,493
Census 2011 · in context

How Amgachhi compares

By population, Amgachhi ranks #1 of 57 villages in Sikti mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
43.8%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Amgachhi43.8%
Sikti mandal45.5%
Araria district42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−10 vs mandal average
Amgachhi932
Sikti mandal942
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Amgachhi5.1
Sikti mandal5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Amgachhi at a glance

Amgachhi is a village of 10,242 people in 2,016 households (Census 2011) in Sikti block, Araria district, Bihar, the largest of 57 villages in Sikti block. Literacy is 44%, 2 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854332, served by Kuari post office; the LGD village code is 221952. The sarpanch is SUNITA, and the village votes in Araria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abidur Rahman. The population is estimated at 12,075 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Amgachhi · this village10,24244%—
Amgachhi Milik Arazi · Sikti1,12438%—
Dahipura · Sikti89955%—
Amgachhi Milik · Sikti0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amgachhi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
ARARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Amgachhi
Total area (ha)
1,334
Irrigated area (ha)
900
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Amgachhi

LGD code
221952
Pincode
854332
Post office
Kuari
Population (Census 2011)
10,242
Population (projected 2026)
12,075
Households
2,016
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
43.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Araria
Member of Parliament
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Abidur Rahman
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUNITA
Block / Mandal
Sikti
Nearest railway station
Kusiargaon (4.5 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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