# Sihuli Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Sihuli

Sihuli is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 430 households**, the 34th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 2,293people (2011)
- 430households
- 38.9%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Sihuli PIN code and other codes

Sihuli falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarsi
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223302

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

## How far is Sihuli from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Banmankhi (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 Sihuli?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sihuli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sihuli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Sihuli

Of every 100 households in Sihuli in 2011, 10 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihuli · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Sihuli?

■ Sihuli · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**955

Working population ****46.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.0% for men and 35.5% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (65%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 268 (25%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Bhutia4,010 people
- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Harpur2,574 people
- Dakaiha1,926 people
- Utna1,865 people
- Chandrahi1,843 people
- Miliki1,709 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihuli from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sihuli?2,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihuli in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihuli?38.9% (Census 2011)