# Sirnawan Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/sirnawan/ Village · Chandi, Nalanda # Sirnawan Sirnawan is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,548 people in 1,038 households**, the 6th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 6,548people (2011) - 1,038households - 56.2%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Sirnawan PIN code and other codes Sirnawan falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSirnawan - Community development blockChandi - Census village code244336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirnawan from nearby towns? - Chandi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)30 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 Sirnawan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sirnawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Birnawan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 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 Sirnawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 5% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Sirnawan Of every 100 households in Sirnawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirnawan · ■ Chandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****30%** **50% Television ****6%** **17% Mobile phone ****56%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****37%** **33% 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 Sirnawan? ■ Sirnawan · ■ Chandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **940 Working population ****38.1%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 41.6% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 383 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (21%) · **■** Household industry 209 (8%) · **■** Other work 610 (24%) · **■** Marginal 767 (31%) 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 Chandi - Madhopur10,089 people - Barhauna7,318 people - Araut6,754 people - Sartha6,564 people - Belchhi4,839 people - Hasni4,647 people - Chandi4,323 people - Bhagwanpur4,073 people [All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirnawan from Biharsharif?20 km by road - What is the population of Sirnawan?6,548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirnawan in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirnawan?56.2% (Census 2011)