# Surajpura Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Basantpur, Siwan 

# Surajpura

Surajpura is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,914 people in 1,040 households**, the 2nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 5,914people (2011)
- 1,040households
- 65.8%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Surajpura PIN code and other codes

Surajpura falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSurpura
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code231670

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

## How far is Surajpura from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)42 km by road
- Siwan (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 Surajpura?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Surajpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khoripakar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maroura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Surajpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Surajpura

Of every 100 households in Surajpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Surajpura · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**64%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

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 Surajpura?

■ Surajpura · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**916

Working population ****28.1%**

**25.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 582 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 401 (24%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (10%) · **■** Marginal 501 (30%)

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 Basantpur

- Basaon12,752 people
- Basantpur5,684 people
- Molnapur4,212 people
- Rajapur4,005 people
- Kanhauli3,687 people

[All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surajpura from Siwan?42 km by road
- What is the population of Surajpura?5,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surajpura in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surajpura?65.8% (Census 2011)