# Sihpur Village, Raxaul, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/sihpur/ Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran # Sihpur Sihpur is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,216 people in 363 households**, the 28th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%. - 2,216people (2011) - 363households - 51.3%literacy - 845305PIN code ## Sihpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sihpur is 845305.** Sihpur falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845305 - Gram panchayatPantoka - Community development blockRaxaul - Census village code217478 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sihpur from nearby towns? - Raxaul (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)63 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)7 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 Sihpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sihpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Areraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Sihpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Sihpur Of every 100 households in Sihpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sihpur · ■ Raxaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **15% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****54%** **30% Television ****19%** **12% Mobile phone ****66%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Sihpur? ■ Sihpur · ■ Raxaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%** **49.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **924 Working population ****30.9%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.5% for men and 39.0% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (53%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 162 (24%) · **■** Marginal 47 (7%) 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 - Bairiya Birt2,736 people - Sidhpur2,496 people - Khirichiya2,448 people - Kauwadhangar2,266 people - Semri2,215 people - Ekderwa2,061 people - Siswaniyan1,986 people - Dhangarhwa1,983 people [All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sihpur?845305 - How far is Sihpur from Motihari?63 km by road - What is the population of Sihpur?2,216 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sihpur in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sihpur?51.3% (Census 2011)