# Suraha Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Suraha

Suraha is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,816 people in 478 households**, the 28th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 2,816people (2011)
- 478households
- 54.5%literacy
- 845401PIN code

## Suraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Suraha is 845401.** Suraha falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845401
- Gram panchayatRamgadwa
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217910

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

## How far is Suraha from nearby towns?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)6 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)6 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 Suraha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Suraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Suraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Suraha

Of every 100 households in Suraha in 2011, 18 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suraha · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Suraha?

■ Suraha · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**910

Working population ****30.2%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 41.6% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 364 (43%) · **■** Marginal 246 (29%)

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 Motihari

- Tharghatwa3,393 people
- Jhitkahiya3,134 people
- Pataurra Tola Mathia3,021 people
- Basantpur2,851 people
- Patparia Hal2,815 people
- Sarsaula2,793 people
- Chhatauni Amar2,790 people
- Dostia2,659 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Suraha?845401
- How far is Suraha from Motihari?6 km by road
- What is the population of Suraha?2,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suraha in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Suraha?54.5% (Census 2011)