# Surungapur Village, Sandesh, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur 

# Surungapur

Surungapur is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,756 people in 252 households**, the 29th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,756people (2011)
- 252households
- 66.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Surungapur PIN code and other codes

Surungapur falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAhpura
- Community development blockSandesh
- Census village code246996

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Surungapur from nearby towns?

- Sandesh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Surungapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Surungapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sandesh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Surungapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Surungapur

Of every 100 households in Surungapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surungapur · ■ Sandesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Surungapur?

■ Surungapur · ■ Sandesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**914

Working population ****51.0%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 465 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sandesh

- Dharampur1,942 people
- Deoar1,809 people
- Dalelganj1,802 people
- Bartiar1,788 people
- Partappur1,552 people
- Ahiman Chak1,457 people
- Kanharpur1,319 people
- Bardiha1,283 people

[All 54 villages in Sandesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surungapur from Arrah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Surungapur?1,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surungapur in?Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surungapur?66.3% (Census 2011)