# Siwan Village, Rajgir, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajgir, Nalanda 

# Siwan

Siwan is a village in Rajgir sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,380 people in 363 households**, the 13th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 2,380people (2011)
- 363households
- 67.3%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Siwan PIN code and other codes

Siwan falls in Rajgir sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNahub
- Community development blockRajgir
- Census village code245034

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Siwan from nearby towns?

- Rajgir (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajgir (nearest town)6 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 Siwan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Siwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajgir
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Siwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Siwan

Of every 100 households in Siwan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Siwan · ■ Rajgir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**73%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**47%

Television ****38%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Siwan?

■ Siwan · ■ Rajgir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****668**

**920

Working population ****30.9%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (7%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 206 (28%) · **■** Marginal 405 (55%)

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 Rajgir

- Molnadih3,072 people
- Nahub2,912 people
- Lahuar2,699 people
- Lodipur2,571 people
- Dogi1,912 people
- Barhauna1,787 people
- Thera1,737 people
- Barhari1,684 people

[All 50 villages in Rajgir](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/rajgir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siwan from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Siwan?2,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siwan in?Nalanda district (Rajgir sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siwan?67.3% (Census 2011)