Village · Kanti, Muzaffarpur
# Sirsian Buzurg

Sirsian Buzurg is a village in Kanti sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,513 people in 296 households, the 54th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 1,513 people (2011)
- 296 households
- 75.6% literacy
- 915 females per 1,000 males

## Sirsian Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Sirsian Buzurg falls in Kanti sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Manikpur Narotam
- Community development block Kanti
- Census village code 228683

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sirsian Buzurg from nearby towns?
- Kanti (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kanti (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sirsian Buzurg?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kanti
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kanti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sirsian Buzurg known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sirsian Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Sirsian Buzurg in 2011, 27 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sirsian Buzurg · ■ Kanti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 27% 17%
- Toilet within the home 21% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 72%
- Tap water 4% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 91%
- Use banking services 60% 52%
- Television 17% 20%
- Mobile phone 58% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 20% 18%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sirsian Buzurg?

■ Sirsian Buzurg · ■ Kanti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 913
- Working population 30.4% 30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 65.8% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (20%) · ■ Other work 78 (17%) · ■ Marginal 280 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kanti
- Bahuara urf Harpur Hiraman 1,568 people
- Phul Kahan Gobind 1,564 people
- Harpur Ganesh 1,521 people
- Sonbarsa 1,518 people
- Mobarakpur 1,462 people
- Bishunpur Ganga Az_Rakbe 1,446 people
- Nurullahpur 1,421 people
- Sirna urf Bheriahi 1,280 people

All 109 villages in Kanti

## Quick answers
- How far is Sirsian Buzurg from Muzaffarpur? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Sirsian Buzurg? 1,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirsian Buzurg in? Muzaffarpur district (Kanti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sirsian Buzurg? 75.6% (Census 2011)

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