# Higauli Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Higauli

Higauli is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **90 people in 20 households**, the 69th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 90people (2011)
- 20households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,727females per 1,000 males

## Higauli PIN code and other codes

Higauli falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTakkipur
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231855

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

## How far is Higauli from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)32 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)13 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 Higauli?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Higauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Higauli known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Higauli

Of every 100 households in Higauli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Higauli · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**76%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

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 Higauli?

■ Higauli · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1727**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****35.6%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 32 (100%)

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 Maharajganj

- Barahia tola549 people
- Dareji540 people
- Jagdishpur400 people
- Kalyanpur379 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Higauli from Siwan?32 km by road
- What is the population of Higauli?90 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Higauli in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Higauli?59.7% (Census 2011)