# Siswa Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,835 people in 402 households**, the 63rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,835people (2011)
- 402households
- 47.7%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Siswa PIN code and other codes

Siswa falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara Istamrar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222157

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Siswa from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Siswa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Siswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishgang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Siswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Siswa

Of every 100 households in Siswa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**17%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**961

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 37.4% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (10%) · **■** Household industry 39 (7%) · **■** Other work 54 (10%) · **■** Marginal 298 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Bagmara2,109 people
- Pechaili2,059 people
- Marua2,038 people
- Malchhari1,918 people
- Lalia1,806 people
- Ghormara1,755 people
- Gamharia1,706 people
- Rahikpur1,676 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siswa from Araria?24 km by road
- What is the population of Siswa?1,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?47.7% (Census 2011)