# Sihman Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Sihman

Sihman is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,435 people in 1,404 households**, the 6th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 6,435people (2011)
- 1,404households
- 65.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sihman PIN code and other codes

Sihman falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihama
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237449

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

## How far is Sihman from nearby towns?

- Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)62 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)10 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 Sihman?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Sihman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rosera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 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 Sihman known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Sihman

Of every 100 households in Sihman in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihman · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sihman?

■ Sihman · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**943

Working population ****29.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 55.5% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (16%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 307 (16%) · **■** Marginal 997 (52%)

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 Chhorahi

- Sawat7,808 people
- Narayanpipar7,451 people
- Ajni6,977 people
- Ekamba6,923 people
- Parora6,353 people
- Pansalla5,993 people
- Jana5,275 people
- Sahuri4,239 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihman from Begusarai?62 km by road
- What is the population of Sihman?6,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihman in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihman?65.6% (Census 2011)