# Sihar Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Sihar

Sihar is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 119 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 119households
- 61.4%literacy
- 802203PIN code

## Sihar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sihar is 802203.** Sihar falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802203
- Gram panchayatBarap
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247536

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

## How far is Sihar from nearby towns?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)23 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)23 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 Sihar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hadiabad
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sihar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 90% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Sihar

Of every 100 households in Sihar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihar · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**75%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**57%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sihar?

■ Sihar · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**923

Working population ****33.6%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 43% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 189 (51%)

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 Garhani

- Suari1,352 people
- Bardiha1,350 people
- Labhuani1,246 people
- Bahadurpur1,099 people
- Dubauli1,017 people
- Sohari1,008 people
- Sikti989 people
- Pathar976 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sihar?802203
- How far is Sihar from Arrah?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sihar?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihar in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihar?61.4% (Census 2011)