# Sariswa Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/sariswa/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Sariswa Sariswa is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845437**. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 441 households**, the 31st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 2,587people (2011) - 441households - 56.2%literacy - 845437PIN code ## Sariswa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sariswa is 845437.** Sariswa falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845437 - Gram panchayatMurarpur - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218063 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sariswa from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)15 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)14 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 Sariswa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sariswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Sariswa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Sariswa Of every 100 households in Sariswa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sariswa · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **6% Toilet within the home ****22%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****86%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **17% 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 Sariswa? ■ Sariswa · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **922 Working population ****25.1%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 46.7% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 266 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (51%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Harsidhi - Goythaha2,835 people - Kubeya2,801 people - Pathan Patti2,767 people - Laukariya2,635 people - Gay Ghat2,547 people - Kiritpur2,541 people - Khori Pakar2,445 people - Ram Nagar2,379 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sariswa?845437 - How far is Sariswa from Motihari?15 km by road - What is the population of Sariswa?2,587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sariswa in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sariswa?56.2% (Census 2011)