# Sihla Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Sihla

Sihla is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 151 households**, the 30th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 688people (2011)
- 151households
- 72.7%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Sihla PIN code and other codes

Sihla falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSauriya
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225446

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

## How far is Sihla from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (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 Sihla?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sihla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Sihla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Sihla

Of every 100 households in Sihla in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihla · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sihla?

■ Sihla · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**947

Working population ****29.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 76 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (56%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Dandkhora

- Ram Bhadarpur785 people
- Belrahi743 people
- Kalsara713 people
- Lohari688 people
- Majhwa684 people
- Pararia Kalan660 people
- Pararia Khurd574 people
- Soti548 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihla from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sihla?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihla in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihla?72.7% (Census 2011)