# Sirwar Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahishi, Saharsa 

# Sirwar

Sirwar is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **3,788 people in 680 households**, the 18th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 3,788people (2011)
- 680households
- 44.3%literacy
- 852216PIN code

## Sirwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirwar is 852216.** Sirwar falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852216
- Gram panchayatSirwar Birwar
- Community development blockMahishi
- Census village code226406

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

## How far is Sirwar from nearby towns?

- Mahishi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)23 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)23 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 Sirwar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sirwar; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maina
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sirwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Sirwar

Of every 100 households in Sirwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirwar · ■ Mahishi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****30%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**52%

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 Sirwar?

■ Sirwar · ■ Mahishi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**924

Working population ****38.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 29.5% for women. 44% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,155 (79%)

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 Mahishi

- Naharwa4,056 people
- Thanwar3,993 people
- Khairaha3,954 people
- Mahesraho3,941 people
- Sarauni3,341 people
- Baghwa Hat Abad3,299 people
- Nawada3,220 people
- Dharampur3,083 people

[All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirwar?852216
- How far is Sirwar from Saharsa?23 km by road
- What is the population of Sirwar?3,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirwar in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sirwar?44.3% (Census 2011)