Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali
# Swiam Kanth

Swiam Kanth is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,022 people in 396 households, the 19th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.
- 2,022 people (2011)
- 396 households
- 72.7% literacy
- 926 females per 1,000 males

## Swiam Kanth PIN code and other codes

Swiam Kanth falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jarang Rampur
- Community development block Paterhi Belsar
- Census village code 234735

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

## How far is Swiam Kanth from nearby towns?
- Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Swiam Kanth?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Swiam Kanth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Swiam Kanth known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Swiam Kanth

Of every 100 households in Swiam Kanth in 2011, 8 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Swiam Kanth · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 8% 15%
- Toilet within the home 17% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 77%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 95%
- Use banking services 61% 49%
- Television 17% 14%
- Mobile phone 73% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 20%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Swiam Kanth?

■ Swiam Kanth · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 66.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 916
- Working population 34.3% 35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 298 (43%) · ■ Marginal 193 (28%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paterhi Belsar
- Belaur Urf BaikurthpurRagho 2,462 people
- Bibipur Urf Rampurudeh 2,297 people
- Misraulia Jagdish 2,261 people
- Dharampur Jarang 2,126 people
- Kataru Chak Mahmada 1,947 people
- Mauna Mehman 1,940 people
- Manpura 1,921 people
- Chak Ghulamuddin urf Kishunpur 1,879 people

All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar

## Quick answers
- How far is Swiam Kanth from Hajipur? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Swiam Kanth? 2,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Swiam Kanth in? Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Swiam Kanth? 72.7% (Census 2011)

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