# Siswaniya Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/siswaniya/ Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran # Siswaniya Siswaniya is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,890 people in 561 households**, the 20th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 2,890people (2011) - 561households - 58.3%literacy - 842females per 1,000 males ## Siswaniya PIN code and other codes Siswaniya falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRampur - Community development blockNarkatia - Census village code217712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siswaniya from nearby towns? - Narkatia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)25 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 Siswaniya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Siswaniya; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Siswaniya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Siswaniya Of every 100 households in Siswaniya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Siswaniya · ■ Narkatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****61%** **30% Television ****10%** **7% Mobile phone ****80%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **19% 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 Siswaniya? ■ Siswaniya · ■ Narkatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **919 Working population ****26.9%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 44.3% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (11%) · **■** Marginal 84 (11%) 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 Narkatia - Rampur3,479 people - Juafar3,294 people - Baikunthwa3,262 people - Bela3,144 people - Masahi2,764 people - Pakariya2,643 people - Siripur2,612 people - Budhuaha2,299 people [All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siswaniya from Motihari?25 km by road - What is the population of Siswaniya?2,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siswaniya in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siswaniya?58.3% (Census 2011)