# Sumerpur Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Sumerpur

Sumerpur is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 152 households**, the 54th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 927people (2011)
- 152households
- 51.9%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Sumerpur PIN code and other codes

Sumerpur falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhat Bandhaura
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229950

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

## How far is Sumerpur from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)68 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)29 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 Sumerpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sumerpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khoriwari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khotobari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Sumerpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Sumerpur

Of every 100 households in Sumerpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sumerpur · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sumerpur?

■ Sumerpur · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**957

Working population ****36.6%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 41.8% for women. 39% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (10%) · **■** Marginal 176 (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 Bijaipur

- Piprarhi988 people
- Bhoriya975 people
- Chakhni938 people
- Amawa927 people
- Lachhmipur926 people
- Dhanauti921 people
- Mathauli910 people
- Bhajauli Kalan900 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumerpur from Gopalganj?68 km by road
- What is the population of Sumerpur?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumerpur in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sumerpur?51.9% (Census 2011)