Village · Hathua, Gopalganj
# Sihorwa

Sihorwa is a village in Hathua sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 764 people in 137 households, the 78th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.
- 764 people (2011)
- 137 households
- 67.7% literacy
- 1,274 females per 1,000 males

## Sihorwa PIN code and other codes

Sihorwa falls in Hathua sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pachphera
- Community development block Hathua
- Census village code 230638

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sihorwa from nearby towns?
- Hathua (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sihorwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sihorwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hathua
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hathua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Hathua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sihorwa known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 64% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sihorwa

Of every 100 households in Sihorwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sihorwa · ■ Hathua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 20%
- Toilet within the home 18% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 78%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 90%
- Use banking services 73% 69%
- Television 10% 16%
- Mobile phone 79% 72%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 6% 10%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sihorwa?

■ Sihorwa · ■ Hathua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.7% 68.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1274 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1105 935
- Working population 32.9% 34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 56.4% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 18 (7%) · ■ Marginal 213 (85%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hathua
- Zimda Patti 894 people
- Bari Dhanesh 851 people
- Bangra 824 people
- Kheman Tola 794 people
- Mura 752 people
- Jainan 729 people
- Pipar Panti 724 people
- Chand Patti 712 people

All 107 villages in Hathua

## Quick answers
- How far is Sihorwa from Gopalganj? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Sihorwa? 764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihorwa in? Gopalganj district (Hathua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihorwa? 67.7% (Census 2011)

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