# Siswa Village, Banjaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/siswa/ Village · Banjaria, Purba Champaran # Siswa Siswa is a village in Banjaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **23,136 people in 4,804 households**, the 2nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 23,136people (2011) - 4,804households - 54.9%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Siswa PIN code and other codes Siswa falls in Banjaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSiswa Purbi, Siswa West - Community development blockBanjaria - Census village code217698 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? - Banjaria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)6 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? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Siswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 73% of the 1,323 hectares of village land is sown, and 800 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, 4 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Siswa · ■ Banjaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****30%** **33% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****56%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **21% 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 · ■ Banjaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **958 Working population ****38.7%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 43.9% for women. 50% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,122 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,288 (26%) · **■** Household industry 166 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,835 (21%) · **■** Marginal 3,532 (39%) 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 Banjaria - Pachrukha39,140 people - Phulwar15,947 people - Chailaha15,274 people - Janerwa8,737 people - Ajgari6,800 people [All 31 villages in Banjaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siswa from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Siswa?23,136 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siswa in?Purba Champaran district (Banjaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siswa?54.9% (Census 2011)