# Surtapur Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Surtapur

Surtapur is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,339 people in 314 households**, the 20th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,339people (2011)
- 314households
- 63.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Surtapur PIN code and other codes

Surtapur falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaisar
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250812

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

## How far is Surtapur from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)42 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 Surtapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Surtapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagiratha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Surtapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Surtapur

Of every 100 households in Surtapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surtapur · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**80%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Surtapur?

■ Surtapur · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**940

Working population ****52.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (10%) · **■** Household industry 232 (19%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 617 (51%)

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 Dinara

- Bisi Kalan2,570 people
- Gunsej2,529 people
- Bharsara2,479 people
- Dharkandha2,379 people
- Basdiha2,333 people
- Karaundi2,287 people
- Balia2,253 people
- Karanj2,245 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surtapur from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Surtapur?2,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surtapur in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surtapur?63.0% (Census 2011)