# Surujpur Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/surujpur/ Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran # Surujpur Surujpur is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845429**. The 2011 Census counted **7,267 people in 1,599 households**, the 2nd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 7,267people (2011) - 1,599households - 59.9%literacy - 845429PIN code ## Surujpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Surujpur is 845429.** Surujpur falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845429 - Gram panchayatSurujpur, Salempur - Community development blockPiprakothi - Census village code218406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surujpur from nearby towns? - Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)10 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 Surujpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Surujpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Surujpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Surujpur Of every 100 households in Surujpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Surujpur · ■ Piprakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **4% Toilet within the home ****16%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **96% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****60%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **18% 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 Surujpur? ■ Surujpur · ■ Piprakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **898 Working population ****27.0%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 48.3% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 441 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 564 (29%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 319 (16%) · **■** Marginal 623 (32%) 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 Piprakothi - Dhekaha * *15,241 people - Panrwaliya6,160 people - Panditpur5,070 people - Pipra Kothi4,522 people - Bir Chhapra4,207 people [All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surujpur?845429 - How far is Surujpur from Motihari?10 km by road - What is the population of Surujpur?7,267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surujpur in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Surujpur?59.9% (Census 2011)