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| name = Sirhulli<br />
| other_name = Sirhauli<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Darbhanga district|Darbhanga]]<br />
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'''Sirhulli''' or '''Sirhauli''' is a village in the state of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It is in the district of and 17km away from [[Darbhanga]]. 800 families live there.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Sihulli is one of 100 villages in the Singhwara Block of Darbhanga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BLOCK & PANCHAYAT {{!}} Welcome to Darbhanga District {{!}} India|url=https://darbhanga.nic.in/block-panchayats/|access-date=2021-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The village has two ration shops as part of India's [[Public Distribution System]], a primary school, and a branch of a bank at [[Tektar]]. One source says that 7,000 people in ~800 families live there. Their houses are built on a flood plain and about half of them have toilets. The nearest high school is 2.5km away at [[Pindaruch]]. The village is short of drinking water, health services and local industry. Many of the inhabitants are weavers but this industry is in decline.<ref name=niceref/><br />
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The village came to notice in 2020 when [[Jyoti Kumari]] cycled 750 miles home to Sirhulli on a small bike carrying her injured father during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|COVID-19 lockdowns in India]].<ref name=nyt>{{Cite news|last=Engle|first=Jeremy|date=2020-05-28|title=Lesson of the Day: ‘“Lionhearted” Girl Bikes Dad Across India, Inspiring a Nation’|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/learning/lesson-of-the-day-lionhearted-girl-bikes-dad-across-india-inspiring-a-nation.html|access-date=2021-02-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Her return was reported internationally and several politicians visited her home to give presents.<ref>{{Citation|title=VIPs Throng 'Cycle Girl' Jyoti Kumari's House, Neglect Lockdown Rules {{!}} ABP News|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWc6P-6xn-I|language=en|access-date=2021-03-02}}</ref><br />
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The village has access to secondary school, however the entrance exams require a private tutor to prepare for the test and this is a significant expense for some families.<ref name=niceref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Bihar Elections: Remember Cycle Girl Jyoti Kumari? She’s Still Hoping to Join School|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Bihar-Elections-Remember-Cycle-Girl-Jyoti-Kumari-She-Hoping-Join-School|access-date=2021-03-02|website=NewsClick|language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== Notable residents ==<br />
* [[Jyoti Kumari]] (c.2005 - ) heroic cyclist<br />
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== References ==<br />
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