# Surbir Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Maharajganj, Siwan 

# Surbir

Surbir is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,315 people in 393 households**, the 32nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,315people (2011)
- 393households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Surbir PIN code and other codes

Surbir falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPateda
- Community development blockMaharajganj
- Census village code231845

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

## How far is Surbir from nearby towns?

- Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Maharajganj (nearest town)8 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 Surbir?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Surbir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharjganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Surbir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Surbir

Of every 100 households in Surbir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Surbir · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**61%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**76%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**10%

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 Surbir?

■ Surbir · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**941

Working population ****27.9%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 412 (64%)

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 Maharajganj

- Teotha2,755 people
- Gaur2,572 people
- Sikandarpur2,455 people
- Ratanpura2,321 people
- Hajipurwa2,292 people
- Jagdishpur2,143 people
- Gaur2,092 people
- Bajrahia1,978 people

[All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surbir from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Surbir?2,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surbir in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surbir?70.4% (Census 2011)