# Sihorwa Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran 

# Sihorwa

Sihorwa is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,628 people in 341 households**, the 37th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,628people (2011)
- 341households
- 35.9%literacy
- 845305PIN code

## Sihorwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sihorwa is 845305.** Sihorwa falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845305
- Gram panchayatJakiyari
- Community development blockRaxaul
- Census village code217492

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sihorwa from nearby towns?

- Raxaul (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)65 km by road
- Raxaul (nearest town)5 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 Sihorwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sihorwa; 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
- ●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 · Raxaul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sihorwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Sihorwa

Of every 100 households in Sihorwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihorwa · ■ Raxaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sihorwa?

■ Sihorwa · ■ Raxaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.9%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**924

Working population ****49.3%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.7% for men and 23.1% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (17%) · **■** Marginal 399 (50%)

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 Raxaul

- GamhariYa Anand Sagar1,983 people
- Haraiya1,916 people
- JatiYahi1,760 people
- Senuaria1,637 people
- Sirisiya Nizamat1,274 people
- Sirsia Birit1,166 people
- Chanduli929 people
- Mashna Dih172 people

[All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sihorwa?845305
- How far is Sihorwa from Motihari?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sihorwa?1,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihorwa in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihorwa?35.9% (Census 2011)