# Siswa Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Siswa

Siswa is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 463 households**, the 32nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,052people (2011)
- 463households
- 77.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Siswa PIN code and other codes

Siswa falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahuara Kadir
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231484

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

## How far is Siswa from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)21 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 Siswa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Siswa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Falua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Siswa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Siswa

Of every 100 households in Siswa in 2011, 14 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Siswa · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****20%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

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 Siswa?

■ Siswa · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**963

Working population ****36.7%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.9% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 85 (8%) · **■** Marginal 675 (60%)

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 Barharia

- Alampur3,255 people
- Babhan Bara3,244 people
- Ranipur3,189 people
- Bhalua3,168 people
- Dhanaon2,992 people
- Hardo Bara2,931 people
- Puraina2,920 people
- Chhaka Tola2,861 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Siswa from Siwan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Siswa?3,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa?77.0% (Census 2011)