Village · Parsauni, Sitamarhi
# Gisara urf Gidhsara

Gisara urf Gidhsara is a village in Parsauni sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 10,583 people in 1,997 households, the 2nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 10,583 people (2011)
- 1,997 households
- 45.5% literacy
- 896 females per 1,000 males

## Gisara urf Gidhsara PIN code and other codes

Gisara urf Gidhsara falls in Parsauni sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Gisara
- Community development block Parsauni
- Census village code 219406

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gisara urf Gidhsara from nearby towns?
- Parsauni (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Belsand (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gisara urf Gidhsara?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Gisara urf Gidhsara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gisara urf Gidhsara known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gisara urf Gidhsara

Of every 100 households in Gisara urf Gidhsara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gisara urf Gidhsara · ■ Parsauni rural average
- Electricity for lighting 7% 4%
- Toilet within the home 14% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 82%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 92%
- Use banking services 30% 30%
- Television 4% 6%
- Mobile phone 34% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 32%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gisara urf Gidhsara?

■ Gisara urf Gidhsara · ■ Parsauni rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.5% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 893
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 954 926
- Working population 27.0% 32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 34.5% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 756 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,205 (42%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 356 (12%) · ■ Marginal 528 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Parsauni
- Parsurampur 11,119 people
- Parsauni urf Parasauni Mailbar 9,423 people
- Madanpur urf MadanpurBishunath 9,062 people
- Kathor urf Baikunthpur 6,848 people
- Dewa 5,183 people

All 22 villages in Parsauni

## Quick answers
- How far is Gisara urf Gidhsara from Sitamarhi? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Gisara urf Gidhsara? 10,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gisara urf Gidhsara in? Sitamarhi district (Parsauni sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gisara urf Gidhsara? 45.5% (Census 2011)

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