# Sirkhiri Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Sirkhiri

Sirkhiri is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 44 households**, the 76th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 353people (2011)
- 44households
- 55.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Sirkhiri PIN code and other codes

Sirkhiri falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkauna
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247869

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

## How far is Sirkhiri from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)15 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 Sirkhiri?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Sirkhiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nagarpura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharhatanr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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

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 Sirkhiri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Sirkhiri

Of every 100 households in Sirkhiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirkhiri · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**76%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sirkhiri?

■ Sirkhiri · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**921

Working population ****39.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 36.6% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (40%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Simri

- Narayanpur Bisen502 people
- Barbatara485 people
- Nag Singhanpura471 people
- Dhanaipur380 people
- Hirpur316 people
- Dubha Taufir306 people
- Pakari306 people
- Purandarpur263 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sirkhiri from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sirkhiri?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirkhiri in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sirkhiri?55.5% (Census 2011)