# Sisia Village, Barari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barari, Katihar 

# Sisia

Sisia is a village in Barari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,499 people in 1,702 households**, the 14th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 8,499people (2011)
- 1,702households
- 45.4%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Sisia PIN code and other codes

Sisia falls in Barari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSisia
- Community development blockBarari
- Census village code225563

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

## How far is Sisia from nearby towns?

- Barari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Sisia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sisia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Sisia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 1,025 hectares of village land is sown, and 947 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 Sisia

Of every 100 households in Sisia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sisia · ■ Barari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Sisia?

■ Sisia · ■ Barari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**958

Working population ****32.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 35.8% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 550 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,033 (38%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,078 (39%)

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 Barari

- Jagdishpur10,088 people
- Rounia9,273 people
- Sujapur9,125 people
- Bhandartal8,973 people
- Durgapur7,741 people
- Sakraili7,712 people
- Kalikapur7,422 people
- Bhaisdiara7,293 people

[All 88 villages in Barari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sisia from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sisia?8,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sisia in?Katihar district (Barari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sisia?45.4% (Census 2011)