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Sirsia

सिरसिया
Kotwa mandal
Pincode 845437
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Sirsia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Sheohar
PC 04
→VS
Madhuban
AC 018
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GR
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
gariba ray
Contact: 81****4328
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LGD code
218369
Pincode
845437
Post office
Turkaulia
Population
2,150
Households
368
Literacy rate
33.3%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,174
Census 2011 · in context

How Sirsia compares

By population, Sirsia ranks #23 of 45 villages in Kotwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.3%
−10.5% vs mandal average
Sirsia33.3%
Kotwa mandal43.8%
Purbi Champaran district44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−7 vs mandal average
Sirsia889
Kotwa mandal896
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
Sirsia5.8
Kotwa mandal5.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sirsia at a glance

Sirsia is a village of 2,150 people in 368 households (Census 2011) in Kotwa block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 45 villages in Kotwa block. Literacy is 33%, 11 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845437, served by Turkaulia post office; the LGD village code is 218369. The sarpanch is gariba ray, and the village votes in Madhuban assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rana Randhir. The population is estimated at 2,535 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sirsia · this village2,15033%—
Bathna · Kotwa2,58652%—
Kanth Chapra · Kotwa2,20757%—
Mahmada · Kotwa1,54446%—
Ratanpur · Kotwa1,51642%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sirsia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MOTIHARI
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bathna
Total area (ha)
240.8
Irrigated area (ha)
149
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Sirsia

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sirsia

LGD code
218369
Pincode
845437
Post office
Turkaulia
Population (Census 2011)
2,150
Population (projected 2026)
2,535
Households
368
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
33.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madhuban
Member of Parliament
Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rana Randhir
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
gariba ray
Block / Mandal
Kotwa
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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