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In context · Census 2011 · LGD
Sihar at a glance
A small village by the standards of Garhani block, Sihar ranked 34th of 48 by population, with 1,091 people in 119 households (Census 2011). Literacy stood at 61.4%, below Bhojpur district's 69.2% (Garhani block: 66.8%), while the sex ratio was 891 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 910. It falls under Barap gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 802203. The village covers 201 hectares — about 2.0 km², or roughly 543 people per km² (Census 2011).
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
1,091Census 2011
Male / female
577 / 514
Households
119
People per home
9.2
Education
Literacy rate
61.4%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
367
Work participation
33.6%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Health & sanitation — Bhojpur district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Bhojpur district, not figures for Sihar.
Sex ratio at birth
872 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
64.1%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.9%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
45.9%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
61.9%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
73.6%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
86.9%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
40.7%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.7%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
42.9%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
9.6%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates
Scheme progress — Bhojpur district
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Bhojpur district, not figures for Sihar.
Tap water at home
district level
86.2%
3,32,559 of 3,85,953 rural households have a tap connection
Jal Jeevan Mission · as of 7 Jun 2024 · Bhojpur
Method: Sum of 1,249 habitation rows in 14 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Approximate location
Sihar on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Sihar. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
We can't yet place Sihar in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed
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No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Sihar's Census 2011 population of 1,091 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,390 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Q15
Who is the sarpanch of Sihar?
The sarpanch of Sihar has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
Sources & freshness
Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Climate & El Niño
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 8.6 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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