# Siriswa Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Siriswa

Siriswa is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845454**. The 2011 Census counted **8,602 people in 1,518 households**, the 14th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 8,602people (2011)
- 1,518households
- 57.7%literacy
- 845454PIN code

## Siriswa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siriswa is 845454.** Siriswa falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845454
- Gram panchayatSariswa
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217291

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

## How far is Siriswa from nearby towns?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)16 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 Siriswa?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Siriswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Siriswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Siriswa

Of every 100 households in Siriswa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Siriswa · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Siriswa?

■ Siriswa · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**957

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 376 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (19%) · **■** Household industry 100 (3%) · **■** Other work 454 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,501 (50%)

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 Majhaulia

- Ramnagar Bankat9,558 people
- Majharia Shekh9,419 people
- Madhopur9,017 people
- Bakharia8,825 people
- Lal Saraia8,501 people
- Mahanagni8,172 people
- Majhwalia6,102 people
- Chailabhar5,999 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siriswa?845454
- How far is Siriswa from Bettiah?16 km by road
- What is the population of Siriswa?8,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siriswa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siriswa?57.7% (Census 2011)
