# Sirsia Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/sirsia/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Sirsia Sirsia is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,659 people in 1,003 households**, the 19th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 5,659people (2011) - 1,003households - 59.9%literacy - 848females per 1,000 males ## Sirsia PIN code and other codes Sirsia falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSirsia - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217192 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirsia from nearby towns? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)16 km by road - Chanpatia (nearest town)12 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 Sirsia? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sirsia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Sirsia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 771 hectares of village land is sown, and 589 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 Sirsia Of every 100 households in Sirsia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sirsia · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****13%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **37% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****46%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **19% 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 Sirsia? ■ Sirsia · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **942 Working population ****38.1%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 376 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,506 (70%) 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 Chanpatia - Bhaisahi5,995 people - TolaBishunpur urfBishunpurTunia5,916 people - Chuhari5,908 people - TolaRampurwaMotalkeKurwa Mathia5,694 people - Lachhmipur4,567 people - Mohna Kuli4,254 people - Lagunaha4,048 people - Lachhu Chhapar Andar Bhaisahi3,999 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirsia from Bettiah?16 km by road - What is the population of Sirsia?5,659 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirsia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirsia?59.9% (Census 2011)