# Siwan Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Siwan

Siwan is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,673 people in 536 households**, the 4th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 3,673people (2011)
- 536households
- 83.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Siwan PIN code and other codes

Siwan falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShiwan
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251629

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

## How far is Siwan from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)28 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 Siwan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Siwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachpokhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Siwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 591 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 Siwan

Of every 100 households in Siwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Siwan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**64%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

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 Siwan?

■ Siwan · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**918

Working population ****27.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 368 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (31%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (9%) · **■** Marginal 220 (22%)

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 Kargahar

- Kargahar10,170 people
- Barahri4,413 people
- Babhani4,246 people
- Dhanej3,634 people
- Karup3,303 people
- Semri3,169 people
- Rampur3,117 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siwan from Sasaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Siwan?3,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siwan in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siwan?83.5% (Census 2011)