# Surka Village, Makhdumpur, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Makhdumpur, Jehanabad 

# Surka

Surka is a village in Makhdumpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,026 people in 334 households**, the 41st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,026people (2011)
- 334households
- 54.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Surka PIN code and other codes

Surka falls in Makhdumpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPurvi Saren
- Community development blockMakhdumpur
- Census village code260522

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

## How far is Surka from nearby towns?

- Makhdumpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)11 km by road
- Makhdumpur (nearest town)3 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 Surka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Surka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sairpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tehta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Surka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Surka

Of every 100 households in Surka in 2011, 11 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surka · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**33%

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 Surka?

■ Surka · ■ Makhdumpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**924

Working population ****27.0%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 41.0% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (47%) · **■** Household industry 31 (6%) · **■** Other work 55 (10%) · **■** Marginal 38 (7%)

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 Makhdumpur

- Naugarh2,231 people
- Allahganj2,203 people
- Umta2,129 people
- Marsua2,105 people
- Jagpura2,011 people
- Kurtha1,955 people
- Dhonrha Ikil1,894 people
- Kharka1,871 people

[All 117 villages in Makhdumpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/makhdumpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surka from Jehanabad?11 km by road
- What is the population of Surka?2,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surka in?Jehanabad district (Makhdumpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surka?54.1% (Census 2011)