Village · Mairwa, Siwan
# Siswa Buzurg

Siswa Buzurg is a village in Mairwa sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 558 people in 113 households, the 37th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.
- 558 people (2011)
- 113 households
- 78.8% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Siswa Buzurg PIN code and other codes

Siswa Buzurg falls in Mairwa sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Semra
- Community development block Mairwa
- Census village code 232147

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

## How far is Siswa Buzurg from nearby towns?
- Mairwa (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Siswa Buzurg?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Siwan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Siwan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hathua
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Siswa Buzurg known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Siswa Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Siswa Buzurg in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Siswa Buzurg · ■ Mairwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 18% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 85%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 35% 53%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 85% 68%
- Television 13% 11%
- Mobile phone 59% 70%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 14% 12%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Siswa Buzurg?

■ Siswa Buzurg · ■ Mairwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 71.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 966
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 925
- Working population 25.4% 31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 40% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (6%) · ■ Other work 14 (10%) · ■ Marginal 60 (42%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Mairwa
- Dhusa 750 people
- Pharchhuhi 728 people
- Narahiya 710 people
- Parasia Khurd 564 people
- Kuldipa 505 people
- Pipra 484 people
- Kolhuwa Dargah 475 people
- Khap Siswa 464 people

All 53 villages in Mairwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Siswa Buzurg from Siwan? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Siswa Buzurg? 558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siswa Buzurg in? Siwan district (Mairwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Siswa Buzurg? 78.8% (Census 2011)

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