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- LGD code
- 230738
- Pincode
- 841501
- Post office
- Kuchaikote
- Population
- 5,460
- Households
- 826
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 903
Census 2011 · in context
How Sankhe Chhotka compares
By population, Sankhe Chhotka ranks #4 of 82 villages in Uchkagaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.1%
+0.9% vs mandal average
- Sankhe Chhotka
- 56.1%
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 55.2%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
−27 vs mandal average
- Sankhe Chhotka
- 1,007
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Sankhe Chhotka
- 6.6
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankhe Chhotka at a glance
Sankhe Chhotka is a village of 5,460 people in 826 households (Census 2011) in Uchkagaon block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 82 villages in Uchkagaon block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841501, served by Kuchaikote post office; the LGD village code is 230738. The village votes in Harsidhi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishnanandan Paswan. The population is estimated at 6,437 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chhotka Sankhe →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhe Chhotka · this village | 5,460 | 56% | — |
| Shampur · Uchkagaon | 1,527 | 64% | — |
| Birwat Ghuran · Uchkagaon | 880 | 60% | — |
| Asandapur · Uchkagaon | 825 | 74% | — |
| Pokhar Bhinda · Uchkagaon | 504 | 57% | — |
| Birwat Kamaluddin · Uchkagaon | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankhe Chhotka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOPALGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHHOTKA SANKHE
- Total area (ha)
- 251
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 227.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankhe Chhotka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sankhe Chhotka
- LGD code
- 230738
- Pincode
- 841501
- Post office
- Kuchaikote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,460
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,437
- Households
- 826
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purvi Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harsidhi
- Member of Parliament
- Radha Mohan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishnanandan Paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Uchkagaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841501
- KhajuriKuchaikote mandal8,469 pop
- Kuchai KoteKuchaikote mandal8,235 pop
- Dahi BhattaUchkagaon mandal7,756 pop
- Sankhe KhasUchkagaon mandal6,357 pop
- SirsiaKuchaikote mandal6,212 pop
- SasamusaKuchaikote mandal5,883 pop
- Baliwan SagarKuchaikote mandal5,666 pop
- Rampur MadhoKuchaikote mandal5,379 pop
- JamsarUchkagaon mandal5,107 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sankhe Chhotka
Other villages in Uchkagaon mandal
View all 60+ →- Belsara
- Dahi Bhatta
- Sankhe Khas
- Jamsar
- Mohaicha
- Parsauni Khas
- Uchka Ganw
- Nawada Parsauni
- Luhsi
- Jhirwa
- Narayanpur
- Harpur
- Banki Khal
- Tilokpur
- Maqsudpur
- Narkatia
- Kaparpura
- Sathi
- Shampur
- Piprahi
- Arna
- Pirara
- Barhmani
- Salempatti
- Jamsari
- Pakri Sirikant
- Manbodh Parsauni
- Gurmha
- Itwa
- Rajapur
- Tulsia
- Siswaniya
- Birwat Bazar
- Penula Khas
- Harayia
- Bairia Durg
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)