# Sithaura Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Sithaura

Sithaura is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 650 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,585people (2011)
- 650households
- 57.1%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Sithaura PIN code and other codes

Sithaura falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245104

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

## How far is Sithaura from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)15 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 Sithaura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sithaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deepnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sithaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 63% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Sithaura

Of every 100 households in Sithaura in 2011, 6 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sithaura · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sithaura?

■ Sithaura · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**937

Working population ****36.6%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 46.6% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 255 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 834 (64%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (8%) · **■** Marginal 109 (8%)

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 Silao

- Dharhara4,858 people
- Mohanpur4,624 people
- Mahuri4,496 people
- Gorma3,914 people
- Barakar3,513 people
- Bhadari3,394 people
- Kul3,224 people
- Bindi Dih2,843 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sithaura from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sithaura?3,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sithaura in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sithaura?57.1% (Census 2011)