# Sastaul Urf Siswan Village, Jandaha, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/jandaha/sastaul-urf-siswan/ Village · Jandaha, Vaishali # Sastaul Urf Siswan Sastaul Urf Siswan is a village in Jandaha sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 228 households**, the 65th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,385people (2011) - 228households - 72.5%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Sastaul Urf Siswan PIN code and other codes Sastaul Urf Siswan falls in Jandaha sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNari Khurd - Community development blockJandaha - Census village code235431 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sastaul Urf Siswan from nearby towns? - Jandaha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)35 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)35 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 Sastaul Urf Siswan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sastaul Urf Siswan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Singhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jandaha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Sastaul Urf Siswan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Sastaul Urf Siswan Of every 100 households in Sastaul Urf Siswan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sastaul Urf Siswan · ■ Jandaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****19%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****17%** **43% Television ****5%** **10% Mobile phone ****75%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **19% Own their home ****92%** **98% 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 Sastaul Urf Siswan? ■ Sastaul Urf Siswan · ■ Jandaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **902 Working population ****25.0%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 51 (15%) · **■** Marginal 200 (58%) 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 Jandaha - Ghauspur1,499 people - Nasratpur1,491 people - Jalalpur1,415 people - Mathurapur1,390 people - Madhopur1,358 people - Bishunpur Jasparha1,304 people - Chak Larhe1,286 people - Khemkaranpur1,239 people [All 124 villages in Jandaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/jandaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sastaul Urf Siswan from Hajipur?35 km by road - What is the population of Sastaul Urf Siswan?1,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sastaul Urf Siswan in?Vaishali district (Jandaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sastaul Urf Siswan?72.5% (Census 2011)