# Siwa Village, Andhratharhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/siwa/ Village · Andhratharhi, Madhubani # Siwa Siwa is a village in Andhratharhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,979 people in 1,164 households**, the 9th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 5,979people (2011) - 1,164households - 55.0%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Siwa PIN code and other codes Siwa falls in Andhratharhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSiwa - Community development blockAndhratharhi - Census village code220647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siwa from nearby towns? - Andhratharhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)30 km by road - Jhanjharpur (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 Siwa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Siwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharaili - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Siwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Siwa Of every 100 households in Siwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Siwa · ■ Andhratharhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****22%** **39% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****40%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****29%** **23% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Siwa? ■ Siwa · ■ Andhratharhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **909 Working population ****39.6%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 38.6% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 419 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 951 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 207 (9%) · **■** Marginal 785 (33%) 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 Andhratharhi - Rakhwari10,899 people - Nanaur8,187 people - Gonauli6,372 people - Jalsain6,262 people - Dumra5,829 people - Gangdwar5,293 people - Rudrapur5,207 people - Pastan5,169 people [All 48 villages in Andhratharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siwa from Madhubani?30 km by road - What is the population of Siwa?5,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siwa in?Madhubani district (Andhratharhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siwa?55.0% (Census 2011)