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Tera Khurdah

तेरा खुर्दाह
Sikti mandal
Pincode 854331
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Tera Khurdah is a village in Sikti mandal, Araria district, Bihar, with a population of 4,685 across 960 households. The village has a literacy rate of 50.3% and is located at coordinates 26.372°N, 87.484°E with PIN code 854331.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRADEEP KUMAR JHA
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LGD code
221960
Pincode
854331
Post office
Kursakanta
Population
4,685
Households
960
Literacy rate
50.3%
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,757
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
32 km
Distance to Patna
250 km
Distance to Kolkata
432 km
Nearest railway station
Jogbani · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Sohdi · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Tera Khurdah compares

By population, Tera Khurdah ranks #11 of 57 villages in Sikti mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.3%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Tera Khurdah
50.3%
Sikti mandal
45.5%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
+6 vs mandal average
Tera Khurdah
948
Sikti mandal
942
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Tera Khurdah
4.9
Sikti mandal
5.0

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

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Tera Khurdah at a glance

Tera Khurdah is a village of 4,685 people in 960 households (Census 2011) in Sikti block, Araria district, Bihar, the 11th-largest of 57 villages in Sikti block. Literacy is 50%, 5 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Araria district centre, 17 km from Palasi, the nearest town, 22 km from Jogbani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854331, served by Kursakanta post office; the LGD village code is 221960. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Sohdi, 9 km away. The sarpanch is PRADEEP KUMAR JHA, and the village votes in Araria assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abidur Rahman. The population is estimated at 5,524 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tera Khurdah

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
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
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
No
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)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Thengpur
Total area (ha)
591
Irrigated area (ha)
361
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Tera Khurdah

LGD code
221960
Pincode
854331
Post office
Kursakanta
Population (Census 2011)
4,685
Population (projected 2026)
5,524
Households
960
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
948
Literacy rate
50.3%
Coordinates
26.37177°N, 87.48421°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Araria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Araria
Member of Parliament
Pradeep Kumar Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Abidur Rahman
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRADEEP KUMAR JHA
Block / Mandal
Sikti
Getting there

How to reach Tera Khurdah

Mandal centre
Sikti · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Araria · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 51 min by car · 3 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 19,984 people
Palasi · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna250 kmcapital
  • Kolkata432 km
  • Delhi1043 km
  • Hyderabad1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJogbani22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Sohdi9 km
  • ATM / banksbi india23 km
  • Petrol pumpFuel withour water37 km
  • College+2 N.A. High School45 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF55 km
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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)
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