# Sirikishun Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/sirikishun/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Sirikishun Sirikishun is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,746 people in 796 households**, the 17th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 4,746people (2011) - 796households - 37.1%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Sirikishun PIN code and other codes Sirikishun falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShri Kishun, Urain - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirikishun from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)25 km by road - Lakhisarai (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 Sirikishun? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sirikishun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abhaypur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narotimpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sirikishun known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Sirikishun Of every 100 households in Sirikishun in 2011, 8 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sirikishun · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **36% Toilet within the home ****2%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **64% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****43%** **65% Television ****3%** **24% Mobile phone ****28%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **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 Sirikishun? ■ Sirikishun · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****37.1%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **919 Working population ****38.3%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.9% for men and 28.6% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,059 (58%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 249 (14%) · **■** Marginal 369 (20%) 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 Surajgarha - Maheshpur5,785 people - Urain5,470 people - Bishunpur5,202 people - Kiranpur5,008 people - Ghuset4,404 people - Budhauli Bankar4,304 people - Manikpur4,181 people - Toralpur4,041 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirikishun from Lakhisarai?25 km by road - What is the population of Sirikishun?4,746 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirikishun in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirikishun?37.1% (Census 2011)