# Surajpokhar Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Surajpokhar

Surajpokhar is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 97 households**, the 164th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 442people (2011)
- 97households
- 50.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Surajpokhar PIN code and other codes

Surajpokhar falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJokar
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225264

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

## How far is Surajpokhar from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)34 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 Surajpokhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Surajpokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Surajpokhar

Of every 100 households in Surajpokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surajpokhar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

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 Surajpokhar?

■ Surajpokhar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**964

Working population ****28.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 38.1% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (65%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Azamnagar

- Mahadeo Bhita458 people
- Pothia455 people
- Sheonagar453 people
- Ludhia450 people
- Lalgaon420 people
- Sisabari397 people
- Barimatpur396 people
- Kelabari395 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surajpokhar from Katihar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpokhar?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpokhar in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpokhar?50.6% (Census 2011)