# Sirsian Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/sirsian/ Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi # Sirsian Sirsian is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,414 people in 2,326 households**, the 4th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%. - 12,414people (2011) - 2,326households - 49.6%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Sirsian PIN code and other codes Sirsian falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSirsiya - Community development blockParihar - Census village code219167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sirsian from nearby towns? - Parihar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)29 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)29 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 Sirsian? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sirsian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bara Urf Nonahi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○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 - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Sirsian known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 694 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Sirsian Of every 100 households in Sirsian in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sirsian · ■ Parihar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****22%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****42%** **28% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****38%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sirsian? ■ Sirsian · ■ Parihar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%** **46.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **929 Working population ****34.3%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.6% for men and 37.3% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,104 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,183 (51%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 279 (7%) · **■** Marginal 672 (16%) 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 - Naranga25,366 people - Pariharpur17,695 people - Kanhwa13,203 people - Bathuar11,440 people - Bishunpur8,974 people - Betaha8,414 people - Barahi8,111 people [All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sirsian from Sitamarhi?29 km by road - What is the population of Sirsian?12,414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirsian in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirsian?49.6% (Census 2011)