# Sughrain Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/sughrain/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Sughrain Sughrain is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847213**. The 2011 Census counted **15,165 people in 3,076 households**, the 2nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 15,165people (2011) - 3,076households - 43.2%literacy - 847213PIN code ## Sughrain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sughrain is 847213.** Sughrain falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847213 - Gram panchayatSughrain - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sughrain from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)75 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)45 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 Sughrain? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sughrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Sughrain known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 1,322 hectares of village land is sown, and 705 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 Sughrain Of every 100 households in Sughrain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sughrain · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****5%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****16%** **16% Television ****1%** **2% Mobile phone ****46%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **47% 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 Sughrain? ■ Sughrain · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **951 Working population ****30.1%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.9% for men and 27.4% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,006 (22%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3,188 (70%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Reota17,285 people - Kewatgawan12,013 people - Bhirua9,354 people - Tilkeswar6,266 people - Sima5,820 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sughrain?847213 - How far is Sughrain from Darbhanga?75 km by road - What is the population of Sughrain?15,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sughrain in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sughrain?43.2% (Census 2011)