# Siswa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,198 people in 252 households**, the 106th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,198people (2011)
- 252households
- 59.2%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Siswa PIN code and other codes

Siswa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirahwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216687

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

## How far is Siswa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)44 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (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 Siswa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Siswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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 college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Siswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Siswa

Of every 100 households in Siswa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130**

**957

Working population ****52.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 43.0% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 141 (22%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 475 (75%)

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

- Tumkaria1,267 people
- Bargajwa1,266 people
- Chanpatia1,258 people
- Khiria1,209 people
- Murli1,195 people
- Saidpur1,174 people
- Majharia1,074 people
- Narkatia1,070 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siswa from Bettiah?44 km by road
- What is the population of Siswa?1,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?59.2% (Census 2011)