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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMAN SINGH
Contact: 77****1524
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- LGD code
- 219004
- Pincode
- 843315
- Post office
- Barharwa (Sitamarhi)
- Population
- 2,981
- Households
- 693
- Literacy rate
- 32.7%
- Sex ratio
- 889 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 864
Census 2011 · in context
How Bokta compares
By population, Bokta ranks #16 of 37 villages in Suppi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.7%
−10.0% vs mandal average
- Bokta
- 32.7%
- Suppi mandal
- 42.7%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−3 vs mandal average
- Bokta
- 889
- Suppi mandal
- 892
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bokta
- 4.3
- Suppi mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bokta at a glance
Bokta is a village of 2,981 people in 693 households (Census 2011) in Suppi block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 37 villages in Suppi block. Literacy is 33%, 10 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843315, served by Barharwa (Sitamarhi) post office; the LGD village code is 219004. The sarpanch is SUMAN SINGH, and the village votes in Harlakhi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar. The population is estimated at 3,515 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kothia Rai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokta · this village | 2,981 | 33% | — |
| Masahi · Suppi | 3,698 | 46% | — |
| Barahi Chintaman · Suppi | 3,386 | 48% | — |
| Kothia Rae · Suppi | 3,313 | 39% | — |
| Gopalpur · Suppi | 1,332 | 42% | — |
| Dharampur Madan Urf Chhaurhia · Suppi | 962 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bokta
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BAIRGANIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KothiaRae
- Total area (ha)
- 129
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 87.87
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bokta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bokta
- LGD code
- 219004
- Pincode
- 843315
- Post office
- Barharwa (Sitamarhi)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,981
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,515
- Households
- 693
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 889
- Literacy rate
- 32.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhubani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harlakhi
- Member of Parliament
- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sudhanshu Shekhar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUMAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Suppi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843315
- Mejar Ganj MalahiMajorganj mandal11,024 pop
- Dumri Kalan Urf Madhuban JaduMajorganj mandal10,667 pop
- KhairwaMajorganj mandal7,780 pop
- NahraSuppi mandal7,162 pop
- Sisaula KalanSuppi mandal6,398 pop
- BasbitaMajorganj mandal5,989 pop
- Harpur KalanMajorganj mandal5,510 pop
- ManiariSuppi mandal5,342 pop
- Barharwa Urf BishunpurmohabbatSuppi mandal5,331 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bokta
Other villages in Suppi mandal
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- Mohni Madol
- Babhangawan
- Nahra
- Sisaula Kalan
- Bengahi
- Maniari
- Barharwa Urf Bishunpurmohabbat
- Gharwara
- Masahi
- Barahi Chintaman
- Kothia Rae
- Haripur Pipra
- Marpa Issar Das
- Pakari Parsa
- Sonaul Sube
- Bishunpur Kamdeo
- Madhurapur
- Muradpur Narkatia
- Semardah Kalan
- Supi
- Chak Dadan
- Parsa
- Rajepur
- Semardah Nankar
- Sonaul Khan
- Gopalpur
- Basant Khurd
- Rampur Kanth
- Jamal Parsa
- Dharampur Madan Urf Chhaurhia
- Amwa Khurd
- Mohni Khurd
- Kothiar
- Haidra
- Gamharia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)