# Sihagaon Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Sihagaon

Sihagaon is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,897 people in 633 households**, the 11th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,897people (2011)
- 633households
- 53.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Sihagaon PIN code and other codes

Sihagaon falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihagaon
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224744

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

## How far is Sihagaon from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)5 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 Sihagaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sihagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sihagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Sihagaon

Of every 100 households in Sihagaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihagaon · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

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 Sihagaon?

■ Sihagaon · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**953

Working population ****26.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 43.7% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 447 (59%)

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 Balrampur

- Dighal Daria3,207 people
- Bijaul3,101 people
- Salempur2,979 people
- Raipur2,915 people
- Bhemial2,748 people
- Hartara2,536 people
- Mahisal2,515 people
- Fatehpur2,513 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihagaon from Katihar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sihagaon?2,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihagaon in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihagaon?53.1% (Census 2011)