# Sirahi Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Sirahi

Sirahi is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **5,608 people in 1,134 households**, the 13th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 5,608people (2011)
- 1,134households
- 48.1%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Sirahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sirahi is 843327.** Sirahi falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatSirahi
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219372

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

## How far is Sirahi from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)30 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 Sirahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sirahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Sirahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Sirahi

Of every 100 households in Sirahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sirahi · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**35%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Sirahi?

■ Sirahi · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**937

Working population ****26.4%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (23%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (14%) · **■** Marginal 792 (54%)

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 Riga

- Posua Patania6,387 people
- Rampur Gangauli6,272 people
- Kapraul Siroman5,924 people
- Shahbazpur5,800 people
- Bhagwanpur5,519 people
- Mahesia5,301 people
- Kusumari5,270 people
- Kharsan5,056 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sirahi?843327
- How far is Sirahi from Sitamarhi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sirahi?5,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirahi in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sirahi?48.1% (Census 2011)