Bokantari, Sikti, Araria, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bokantari


The village Bokantari is located in Sikti C.D.Block of Araria District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Bokantari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sikti Community Development Block. The nearest town is Araria, which is about 45 kilometers away from Bokantari.

Travel and Communication for Bokantari


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Bokantari,
Araria,
Bihar, India
PIN - 854333

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bokantari


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bokantari is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bokantari is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bokantari


As per available data from the year 2009, 6165 persons live in 1234 house holds in the village Bokantari. There are 3048 female individuals and 3117 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.44% and males constitute 50.56% of the total population.

There are 1350 scheduled castes persons of which 680 are females and 670 are males. Females constitute 50.37% and males constitute 49.63% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.9% of the total population.

There are 147 scheduled tribes persons of which 70 are females and 77 are males. Females constitute 47.62% and males constitute 52.38% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.38% of the total population.

Population density of Bokantari is 939.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bokantari


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Total area of Bokantari is 655.9 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 406.48 ha. About 237.11 ha is un-irrigated area. About 169.37 ha is irrigated area. About 121.53 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 47.84 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 40.47 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 16.31 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 64.83 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 30.49 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 16.19 ha is culturable waste land. About 60.9 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 20.23 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bokantari


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sikti, which is 5-10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a government primary school in the village Bokantari.

There are 3 government middle schools in the village Bokantari.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sikti, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Araria, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

Colleges in Bokantari


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Araria, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Araria, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

Other Educational Facilities in Bokantari


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Araria, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Araria, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

Healthcare Facilities in Bokantari


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bokantari.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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