# Sirahwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/sirahwa-216689/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Sirahwa Sirahwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,225 people in 705 households**, the 32nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 3,225people (2011) - 705households - 50.6%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Sirahwa PIN code and other codes Sirahwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSirahwa - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirahwa from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)49 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (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 Sirahwa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sirahwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sirahwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Sirahwa Of every 100 households in Sirahwa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirahwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **5% Toilet within the home ****27%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****35%** **36% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****37%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **24% 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 Sirahwa? ■ Sirahwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **957 Working population ****46.6%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 53% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 563 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 766 (51%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Bargajwa3,463 people - Mahuawa3,419 people - Katahri3,408 people - Parorha3,406 people - Samahuta3,218 people - Bhasurari3,158 people - Sugauli3,139 people - Langra3,112 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirahwa from Bettiah?49 km by road - What is the population of Sirahwa?3,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirahwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirahwa?50.6% (Census 2011)