# Surhni Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Surhni

Surhni is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 203 households**, the 24th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,516people (2011)
- 203households
- 54.7%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Surhni PIN code and other codes

Surhni falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarhatha
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255475

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

## How far is Surhni from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)13 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 Surhni?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Surhni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Surhni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Surhni

Of every 100 households in Surhni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surhni · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**84%

Tap water ****52%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Surhni?

■ Surhni · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**929

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 39.3% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 106 (22%) · **■** Marginal 209 (43%)

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 Paraiya

- Buknari1,749 people
- Khiri'1,667 people
- Burh Paraia1,643 people
- Ramdih1,630 people
- Maranpur1,474 people
- Jamalpur1,363 people
- Inguni1,351 people
- Sonbarsa1,332 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surhni from Gaya?13 km by road
- What is the population of Surhni?1,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surhni in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surhni?54.7% (Census 2011)