# Seria Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Seria

Seria is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 320 households**, the 22nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,013people (2011)
- 320households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Seria PIN code and other codes

Seria falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaiju Baarhoga
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231698

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

## How far is Seria from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)25 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 Seria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vasantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Seria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Seria

Of every 100 households in Seria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Seria · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****67%**

**64%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**12%

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 Seria?

■ Seria · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**916

Working population ****23.2%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 50.5% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 165 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 274 (59%)

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 Basantpur

- Sahar Kola2,400 people
- Karahi Kalan2,295 people
- Sarea Sirikant2,243 people
- Usuri2,152 people
- Usri1,998 people
- Mathia1,889 people
- Murwar1,862 people
- Hussepur1,727 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Seria from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Seria?2,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seria in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Seria?62.1% (Census 2011)