# Sirsia Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/sirsia/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Sirsia Sirsia is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,614 people in 649 households**, the 26th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 3,614people (2011) - 649households - 56.2%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Sirsia PIN code and other codes Sirsia falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSomgarh - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216720 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? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)51 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)10 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? 12 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 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Sirsia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirsia · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****37%** **36% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****60%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **957 Working population ****41.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 42.0% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,267 (84%) 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 - Dumaria3,868 people - Harditerha3,821 people - Binwalia3,668 people - Chengauna3,623 people - Purainia3,538 people - Bargajwa3,463 people - Mahuawa3,419 people - Katahri3,408 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirsia from Bettiah?51 km by road - What is the population of Sirsia?3,614 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirsia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirsia?56.2% (Census 2011)