# Sihma Village, Bithan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bithan, Samastipur 

# Sihma

Sihma is a village in Bithan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,524 people in 1,819 households**, the 2nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 9,524people (2011)
- 1,819households
- 54.3%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Sihma PIN code and other codes

Sihma falls in Bithan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihma
- Community development blockBithan
- Census village code237347

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

## How far is Sihma from nearby towns?

- Bithan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)40 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 Sihma?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sihma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hasanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Sihma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Sihma

Of every 100 households in Sihma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihma · ■ Bithan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**40%

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 Sihma?

■ Sihma · ■ Bithan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**927

Working population ****43.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 40.2% for women. 43% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (15%) · **■** Household industry 149 (4%) · **■** Other work 107 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,944 (71%)

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 Bithan

- Bithan11,479 people
- Belsandi6,919 people
- Pusaho6,765 people
- Ujan6,229 people
- Jagmohra6,031 people

[All 56 villages in Bithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bithan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihma from Samastipur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sihma?9,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihma in?Samastipur district (Bithan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihma?54.3% (Census 2011)