# Sian Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Sian

Sian is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,851 people in 551 households**, the 27th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,851people (2011)
- 551households
- 61.5%literacy
- 813222PIN code

## Sian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sian is 813222.** Sian falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813222
- Gram panchayatShampur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239285

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

## How far is Sian from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)14 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 Sian?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Sian

Of every 100 households in Sian in 2011, 16 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sian · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****40%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sian?

■ Sian · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**947

Working population ****35.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 879 (86%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (4%)

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 Colgong

- Parsurampurchak3,186 people
- Kusapur3,022 people
- Jagesarpur Inglis2,898 people
- Rasulpur2,868 people
- Antichak2,830 people
- Harchandpur2,815 people
- Kasri2,801 people
- Kurma2,781 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sian?813222
- How far is Sian from Bhagalpur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Sian?2,851 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sian in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sian?61.5% (Census 2011)