Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj
# Suribhita

Suribhita is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,581 people in 346 households, the 39th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 1,581 people (2011)
- 346 households
- 51.3% literacy
- 1,045 females per 1,000 males

## Suribhita PIN code and other codes

Suribhita falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Karwamani
- Community development block Dighalbank
- Census village code 222357

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Suribhita from nearby towns?
- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Suribhita?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Suribhita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dighalbank
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Suribhita known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Suribhita

Of every 100 households in Suribhita in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Suribhita · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 9%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 16%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 21% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 25% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Suribhita?

■ Suribhita · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 51.3% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1045 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1119 979
- Working population 29.5% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 34.8% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (4%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 423 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank
- Dahibhat Kalan 2,018 people
- Patharghatti 1,988 people
- Malmali 1,890 people
- Garumara 1,615 people
- Maltoli 1,338 people
- Palsa Milik 1,245 people
- Tanghan Tapu 1,241 people
- Dighal Bank 1,201 people

All 81 villages in Dighalbank

## Quick answers
- How far is Suribhita from Kishanganj? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Suribhita? 1,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suribhita in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Suribhita? 51.3% (Census 2011)

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