# Sundar Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Sundar

Sundar is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,121 people in 291 households**, the 36th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,121people (2011)
- 291households
- 50.1%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Sundar PIN code and other codes

Sundar falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDursan
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232812

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

## How far is Sundar from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)50 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 Sundar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sundar; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Sundar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Sundar

Of every 100 households in Sundar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sundar · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**52%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sundar?

■ Sundar · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**965

Working population ****18.3%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 34% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 295 (76%)

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 Mashrakh

- Pachkhanda2,312 people
- Pakri2,184 people
- Dhaurigopal2,175 people
- sikti Khanjahan2,129 people
- Chamaria2,099 people
- Barwa Ghat2,040 people
- Siuri2,024 people
- Deuria1,860 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sundar from Chhapra?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sundar?2,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sundar in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sundar?50.1% (Census 2011)