# Surhia Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Surhia

Surhia is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,754 people in 323 households**, the 28th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,754people (2011)
- 323households
- 59.5%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Surhia PIN code and other codes

Surhia falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohjra
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231143

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

## How far is Surhia from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)36 km by road
- Barauli (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 Surhia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Surhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Surhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Surhia

Of every 100 households in Surhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Surhia · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**53%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

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 Surhia?

■ Surhia · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**933

Working population ****23.4%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 51.3% for women. 39% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (19%) · **■** Marginal 250 (61%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Harpur1,894 people
- Bahadura1,889 people
- Katea Khas1,856 people
- Sakla1,844 people
- Mangolpur1,571 people
- Katea Tola Mohkam Ray1,508 people
- Matauli1,443 people
- Gopalpur1,422 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surhia from Gopalganj?36 km by road
- What is the population of Surhia?1,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surhia in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surhia?59.5% (Census 2011)