# Siwana Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/siwana/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Siwana Siwana is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,638 people in 494 households**, the 36th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 2,638people (2011) - 494households - 66.0%literacy - 858females per 1,000 males ## Siwana PIN code and other codes Siwana falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKawadpur, Awagil Rampur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siwana from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)20 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)20 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 Siwana? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Siwana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kawadpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kawadpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Siwana known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 197 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 Siwana Of every 100 households in Siwana in 2011, 66 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Siwana · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **36% Toilet within the home ****40%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **64% Tap water ****24%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****91%** **65% Television ****36%** **24% Mobile phone ****79%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Siwana? ■ Siwana · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **919 Working population ****34.4%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (48%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 220 (24%) · **■** Marginal 149 (16%) 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 - Makhsuspur2,908 people - Abgil Chak2,787 people - Ghoghi2,676 people - Sahur2,655 people - Dhanari2,569 people - Paharpur2,566 people - Basauni2,415 people - Masudan2,383 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siwana from Lakhisarai?20 km by road - What is the population of Siwana?2,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siwana in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siwana?66.0% (Census 2011)