# Surja Village, Jamua, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jamua, Giridih 

# Surja

Surja is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815318**. The 2011 Census counted **819 people in 125 households**, the 120th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 819people (2011)
- 125households
- 54.7%literacy
- 815318PIN code

## Surja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surja is 815318.** Surja falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815318
- Gram panchayatPalmo
- Community development blockJamua
- Census village code351206

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

## How far is Surja from nearby towns?

- Giridih (district HQ)46 km by road
- Giridih (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 Surja?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Surja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhandaro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajdhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Surja known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Surja

Of every 100 households in Surja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surja · ■ Jamua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****40%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

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 Surja?

■ Surja · ■ Jamua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**940

Working population ****53.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 38.1% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 423 (96%)

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 Jamua

- Kamaitanr846 people
- Khandidih841 people
- Pananian832 people
- Kurumdiha825 people
- Jharkhandi815 people
- Surjugadi811 people
- Champadah788 people
- Sonardih781 people

[All 315 villages in Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surja?815318
- How far is Surja from Giridih?46 km by road
- What is the population of Surja?819 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surja in?Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Surja?54.7% (Census 2011)