# Surajpur Village, Bairia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bairia/surajpur/ Village · Bairia, Pashchim Champaran # Surajpur Surajpur is a village in Bairia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,092 people in 597 households**, the 19th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 3,092people (2011) - 597households - 53.1%literacy - 837females per 1,000 males ## Surajpur PIN code and other codes Surajpur falls in Bairia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSurajpur - Community development blockBairia - Census village code217375 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surajpur from nearby towns? - Bairia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)12 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)12 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 Surajpur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Surajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patjirwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Surajpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Surajpur Of every 100 households in Surajpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surajpur · ■ Bairia rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****23%** **35% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****32%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **20% 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 Surajpur? ■ Surajpur · ■ Bairia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%** **52.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **940 Working population ****34.8%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.0% for men and 41.4% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 691 (64%) 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 Bairia - Phatu Chhapar3,924 people - Tola Motipur3,634 people - Tola Tumkaraia3,503 people - Baijua3,174 people - Mathia Bandobasti2,885 people - Machharganwa2,857 people - Phulia Khanr2,648 people - Tadhwa Nandpur2,394 people [All 55 villages in Bairia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bairia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Surajpur from Bettiah?12 km by road - What is the population of Surajpur?3,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surajpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bairia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Surajpur?53.1% (Census 2011)