# Sirnia Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Sirnia

Sirnia is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 203 households**, the 48th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 881people (2011)
- 203households
- 65.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Sirnia PIN code and other codes

Sirnia falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDak Pokhar
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222289

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

## How far is Sirnia from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)14 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 Sirnia?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sirnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sirnia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 70% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Sirnia

Of every 100 households in Sirnia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirnia · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**14%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sirnia?

■ Sirnia · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**973

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 49.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (70%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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 Terhagachh

- Benugarh1,007 people
- Kanchanbari972 people
- Mianpur962 people
- Tegharia959 people
- Gilni832 people
- Bhelagurhi789 people
- Suhia Gopalnagar725 people
- Pokharia717 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sirnia from Kishanganj?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sirnia?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirnia in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sirnia?65.5% (Census 2011)