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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sanjay kumar singh
Contact: 96****4835
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- LGD code
- 219368
- Pincode
- 843302
- Post office
- Sitamarhi Bazar
- Population
- 3,399
- Households
- 657
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,028
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Sankhi ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Sankhi ranks #23 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.7%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Sankhi
- 38.7%
- Riga mandal
- 43.3%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
+18 vs mandal average
- Sankhi
- 912
- Riga mandal
- 894
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Sankhi
- 5.2
- Riga mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankhi ఒక్క చూపులో
Sankhi బీహార్లోని సీతామర్హి జిల్లా, Riga బ్లాక్లో 3,399 జనాభా 657 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Riga బ్లాక్లోని 42 గ్రామాలలో 23వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 39%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 43% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 912 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 843302, Sitamarhi Bazar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 219368. సర్పంచ్ sanjay kumar singh; గ్రామం Chiraia అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 4,007, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Pakri Mathwa →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhi · ఈ గ్రామం | 3,399 | 39% | — |
| Pakri · Riga | 7,516 | 43% | — |
| Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi · Riga | 1,025 | 52% | — |
| Ramnagar · Riga | 765 | 30% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sankhi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pakari Mathwa
- Total area (ha)
- 208
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 52.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankhi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Sankhi
- LGD code
- 219368
- Pincode
- 843302
- Post office
- Sitamarhi Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,399
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,007
- Households
- 657
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chiraia
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sanjay kumar singh
- Block / Mandal
- Riga
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 843302
- Mahsaul Urf Rampur LachmiDumra mandal33,196 pop
- Bathanaha JujharpattiBathnaha mandal24,932 pop
- SirauliRiga mandal20,193 pop
- PunauraDumra mandal18,427 pop
- Kumhra BishunpurDumra mandal17,767 pop
- Bhasar MachhahaDumra mandal15,681 pop
- Ranjitpur Urf Gobipur DaurDumra mandal14,267 pop
- BariarpurDumra mandal13,623 pop
- Bhagwanpur PiprarhiRiga mandal10,226 pop
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Riga మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 43+ →- Riga
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- Rewasi Maksudpur
- Bhagwanpur Piprarhi
- Ganeshpur Babhangawan
- Pakri
- Bhabdepur
- Panchhaur
- Posua Patania
- Rampur Gangauli
- Kapraul Siroman
- Shahbazpur
- Sirahi
- Bhagwanpur
- Mahesia
- Kusumari
- Kharsan
- Sonar
- Bhawanipur
- Anhari Ujiari
- Bhorha
- Bulakipur
- Mandar
- Narsanda Urf Narsawan
- Pakri
- Barahi
- Bakhri
- Khairwa
- Basantpur
- Ijrahia
- Asogi
- Posua Patania
- Simri
- Nazarpur
- Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi
- Budhwara
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)