# Siswaniya Village, Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/siswaniya/ Village · Ramgarhwa, Purba Champaran # Siswaniya Siswaniya is a village in Ramgarhwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,795 people in 1,112 households**, the 15th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 4,795people (2011) - 1,112households - 44.8%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Siswaniya PIN code and other codes Siswaniya falls in Ramgarhwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMurla - Community development blockRamgarhwa - Census village code217597 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? - Ramgarhwa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)38 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)15 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? 11 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ 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 · 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 Siswaniya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 9 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Siswaniya · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **10% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****18%** **28% Television ****7%** **11% Mobile phone ****31%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **24% 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 · ■ Ramgarhwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%** **55.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **939 Working population ****30.3%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.2% for men and 34.0% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (7%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 132 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,129 (78%) 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 Ramgarhwa - Murla7,356 people - Dhanhar Dihuli7,355 people - Tola Birta5,947 people - Pakhnahiya5,231 people - Sukhi Semra4,064 people - Kat Kenwa3,369 people - Shiwa Nagar3,046 people - Bheriharwa2,961 people [All 44 villages in Ramgarhwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ramgarhwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Siswaniya from Motihari?38 km by road - What is the population of Siswaniya?4,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siswaniya in?Purba Champaran district (Ramgarhwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Siswaniya?44.8% (Census 2011)