# Siswa Village, Areraj, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Areraj, Purba Champaran 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Areraj sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845425**. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 216 households**, the 32nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,448people (2011)
- 216households
- 69.7%literacy
- 845425PIN code

## Siswa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siswa is 845425.** Siswa falls in Areraj sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845425
- Gram panchayatManguraha
- Community development blockAreraj
- Census village code218140

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?

- Areraj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)41 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)13 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Areraj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Siswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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, 6 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Areraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**60%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**10%

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 Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Areraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****659**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****532**

**936

Working population ****45.6%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (36%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (12%) · **■** Marginal 298 (45%)

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 Areraj

- Chandi Asthan1,541 people
- Loknathpur1,519 people
- Salha1,484 people
- Bhelanari1,483 people
- Chandi Asthan1,337 people
- Kohbawra1,214 people
- Sakhwa1,095 people
- Tikuliya1,027 people

[All 46 villages in Areraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/areraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siswa?845425
- How far is Siswa from Motihari?41 km by road
- What is the population of Siswa?1,448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Purba Champaran district (Areraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?69.7% (Census 2011)