# Siwan Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/siwan/

Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Siwan

Siwan is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 197 households**, the 92nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,160people (2011)
- 197households
- 72.7%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Siwan PIN code and other codes

Siwan falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPauthu
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253009

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

## How far is Siwan from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)18 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 Siwan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Siwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Siwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Siwan

Of every 100 households in Siwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Siwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

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 Siwan?

■ Siwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**961

Working population ****28.6%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 201 (61%)

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 Rafiganj

- Paranpur1,217 people
- Chatar1,207 people
- Gerua1,207 people
- Karmi1,195 people
- Sultan pur1,159 people
- Chandauli1,152 people
- Santhua1,139 people
- Kona1,129 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siwan from Aurangabad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Siwan?1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siwan in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siwan?72.7% (Census 2011)