# Surjapur Village, Pratapganj, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pratapganj, Supaul 

# Surjapur

Surjapur is a village in Pratapganj sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,791 people in 1,262 households**, the 7th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 6,791people (2011)
- 1,262households
- 60.1%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Surjapur PIN code and other codes

Surjapur falls in Pratapganj sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSuryapur
- Community development blockPratapganj
- Census village code221112

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

## How far is Surjapur from nearby towns?

- Pratapganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)45 km by road
- Supaul (nearest town)45 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 Surjapur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Surjapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Surjapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Surjapur

Of every 100 households in Surjapur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Surjapur · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**48%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

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 Surjapur?

■ Surjapur · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**933

Working population ****36.8%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 52.3% for women. 43% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 131 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 968 (39%) · **■** Household industry 197 (8%) · **■** Other work 508 (20%) · **■** Marginal 696 (28%)

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 Pratapganj

- Gobindpur11,417 people
- Tekuna10,219 people
- Shukha Nagar9,332 people
- Siripur7,788 people
- Parsabirbal4,901 people
- Situhar2,482 people
- Garhia1,232 people
- Jainagara1,057 people

[All 13 villages in Pratapganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/pratapganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surjapur from Supaul?45 km by road
- What is the population of Surjapur?6,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjapur in?Supaul district (Pratapganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Surjapur?60.1% (Census 2011)
