Sihpur
Kadwa block · Katihar
district, Bihar · PIN 855113
· village code 224682
Population 2011
1,229
Census of India
Population 2020
1,488
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+21.1%
259 people · 2.1% a year
Households
281
+2.5% vs 274 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
1,229
Male / female
664 / 565
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
851
Children aged 0–6
235
Literacy rate
38.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
112 / 1
Working population
392
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
94.4%
Households
274
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school nearest 2 km away
No
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
196
Non-farm households
85
Share of households farming, 2020
70%
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Belon panchayat, Kadwa zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹25.02 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹17.31 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹30.03 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹12.30 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹10.66 lakh · received ₹6.90 lakh · spent ₹14.99 lakh · left ₹2.57 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹14.36 lakh · received ₹10.41 lakh · spent ₹15.04 lakh · left ₹9.73 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.6036, 87.7119 —
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How this village compares
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population changes in Katihar district ·
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staffing across Katihar ·
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