# Sidhwalia Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/sidhwalia/ Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran # Sidhwalia Sidhwalia is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,873 people in 580 households**, the 14th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 2,873people (2011) - 580households - 65.4%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Sidhwalia PIN code and other codes Sidhwalia falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMohammadpur Majhaulia - Community development blockMehsi - Census village code218741 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sidhwalia from nearby towns? - Mehsi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)66 km by road - Mehsi (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 Sidhwalia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sidhwalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhedhawa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Sidhwalia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Sidhwalia Of every 100 households in Sidhwalia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sidhwalia · ■ Mehsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****4%** **7% Mobile phone ****49%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **20% 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 Sidhwalia? ■ Sidhwalia · ■ Mehsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **962 Working population ****40.0%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 52.4% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 988 (86%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 Mehsi - Parsauni Dewajit3,040 people - Salemppur3,035 people - Bathna3,010 people - Kashi Pakri2,897 people - Mahamda2,777 people - Partapur2,421 people - Nonimal2,397 people - Bishambharpur Pahari2,242 people [All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sidhwalia from Motihari?66 km by road - What is the population of Sidhwalia?2,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sidhwalia in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sidhwalia?65.4% (Census 2011)