States Districts Tehsils Villages

Siwan

This page provides an overview of Siwan: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

16,469,407

Population

2,649,699

Households

989

Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)

57.85%

Approx. literacy

Siwan has an aggregated population of 16,469,407. Approximately 40.44% live in rural areas (6,660,928) and 2.22% live in urban areas (365,826).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-district	Population	Villages
Taluk 0	6,660,928	3
Andar	330,081	70
Barharia	963,876	143
Basantpur	315,687	44
Bhagwanpur Hat	661,953	117
Darauli	523,071	118
Daraundha	519,600	85
Goriakothi	671,127	84
Guthani	384,465	108
Hasanpura	448,740	68
Hussainganj	548,382	49
Lakri Nabiganj	386,697	43
Maharajganj	546,369	74
Mairwa	316,932	56
Nautan	272,142	50
Pachrukhi	605,277	87
Raghunathpur	473,082	130
Siswan	461,859	93
Siwan	887,883	84
Ziradei	491,256	84

Population summary

Siwan has a population of 16,469,407 (8,280,045 males and 8,189,362 females). The sex ratio is about 989 females per 1000 males.

Category	Number
Total population	16,469,407
Male	8,280,045
Female	8,189,362
Rural population	6,660,928 (40.44%)
Urban population	365,826 (2.22%)
Households	2,649,699

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 57.85%.

Category	Number
Total literates	9,528,166
Total illiterates	6,941,241

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,922,115 (11.67%). ST: 431,773 (2.62%).

Category	Population	Share
SC	1,922,115	11.67%
ST	431,773	2.62%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,731,632 (16.59%). Workers: 4,613,297 (28.01%).

Category	Count	Share
Children (0-6)	2,731,632	16.59%
Total workers	4,613,297	28.01%

Largest villages by population

Village	Population
Siwan	3,330,464
Siwan	3,147,551
Siwan	340,983
Barharia	321,292
Barharia	321,292
Goriakothi	223,709
Goriakothi	223,709
Bhagwanpur Hat	220,651
Bhagwanpur Hat	220,651
Siwan	205,917