# Sirsia Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/sirsia/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Sirsia Sirsia is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 368 households**, the 23rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 2,150people (2011) - 368households - 43.3%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Sirsia PIN code and other codes Sirsia falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBathna - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirsia from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)21 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)21 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 Sirsia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sirsia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Sirsia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Sirsia Of every 100 households in Sirsia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sirsia · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****54%** **50% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****77%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **15% 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 Sirsia? ■ Sirsia · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **918 Working population ****54.6%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.0% for men and 30.9% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (30%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 751 (64%) 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 Kotwa - Belwa Madho2,939 people - Bathna2,586 people - Betia Basant2,468 people - Kanth Chapra2,207 people - Bairia1,949 people - Kalyanpur Khas1,850 people - Talwa1,828 people - Amwa1,798 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirsia from Motihari?21 km by road - What is the population of Sirsia?2,150 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirsia in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirsia?43.3% (Census 2011)