# Siswania Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran 

# Siswania

Siswania is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 31 households**, the 57th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 211people (2011)
- 31households
- 35.5%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Siswania PIN code and other codes

Siswania falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSiswania
- Community development blockSikta
- Census village code217223

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

## How far is Siswania from nearby towns?

- Sikta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)30 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 Siswania?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Siswania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mainpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Siswania known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Siswania

Of every 100 households in Siswania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Siswania · ■ Sikta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

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 Siswania?

■ Siswania · ■ Sikta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.5%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**951

Working population ****51.2%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 21.4% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 97 (90%)

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 Sikta

- Parsotimpur596 people
- Kangli591 people
- Indarwa534 people
- Khapparsa312 people
- Bhawanipur Tola Majharia136 people
- Tola Majharia124 people
- Masaha47 people

[All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siswania from Bettiah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Siswania?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswania in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswania?35.5% (Census 2011)