# Bhiswa Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/bhiswa/ Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi # Bhiswa Bhiswa is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,771 people in 385 households**, the 63rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%. - 1,771people (2011) - 385households - 43.9%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Bhiswa PIN code and other codes Bhiswa falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhairwa Malahi - Community development blockParihar - Census village code219134 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhiswa from nearby towns? - Parihar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)39 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)39 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 Bhiswa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Bhiswa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhiswa Of every 100 households in Bhiswa in 2011, 9 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhiswa · ■ Parihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **7% Toilet within the home ****20%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****7%** **28% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****20%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **28% 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 Bhiswa? ■ Bhiswa · ■ Parihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.9%** **46.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **929 Working population ****27.1%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.1% for men and 32.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (23%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Parihar - Laptaha Lagunia2,075 people - Siswatia2,070 people - Manikthar1,926 people - Laduari1,787 people - Hanuman Nagar1,683 people - Rambhelahi1,615 people - Ghaghra1,598 people - Bahuarwa1,528 people [All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhiswa from Sitamarhi?39 km by road - What is the population of Bhiswa?1,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhiswa in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhiswa?43.9% (Census 2011)