# Siswa Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/siswa/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Siswa Siswa is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,512 people in 2,733 households**, the 3rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 14,512people (2011) - 2,733households - 57.5%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Siswa PIN code and other codes Siswa falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPurbi Siswa - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218132 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? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)12 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? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Siswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Harsiddi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 937 hectares of village land is sown, and 607 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, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Siswa · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****44%** **44% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****71%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **13% 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 Siswa? ■ Siswa · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **935 Working population ****36.7%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 46.8% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 969 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,245 (23%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 323 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,734 (51%) 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 Paharpur - Sarea Khas22,178 people - Noniya16,703 people - Nauwa Dih7,986 people - Baluwa7,841 people - Indarwabhar7,261 people - Sonwal6,148 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siswa from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Siswa?14,512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siswa in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siswa?57.5% (Census 2011)