# Suhiya Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/suhiya/ Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur # Suhiya Suhiya is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,550 people in 848 households**, the 5th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 6,550people (2011) - 848households - 69.0%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Suhiya PIN code and other codes Suhiya falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSuhiya - Community development blockShahpur - Census village code246600 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Suhiya from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)40 km by road - Shahpur (nearest town)10 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 Suhiya? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Suhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxer - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter 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 Suhiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Suhiya Of every 100 households in Suhiya in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Suhiya · ■ Shahpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **90% Use banking services ****70%** **63% Television ****18%** **18% Mobile phone ****64%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **15% 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 Suhiya? ■ Suhiya · ■ Shahpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **909 Working population ****37.2%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (17%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 237 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,644 (68%) 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 Shahpur - Jhaua11,459 people - Damodarpur9,931 people - Barsaun8,586 people - Deomalpur6,773 people - Belauthi6,230 people - Semariya Palti Ojha5,788 people - Sarna5,568 people - Sahjauli5,498 people [All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Suhiya from Arrah?40 km by road - What is the population of Suhiya?6,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Suhiya in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Suhiya?69.0% (Census 2011)