Village · Bashant Rai*, Godda # Tofil Surniya Tofil Surniya is a village in Bashant Rai* sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 157 people in 42 households, the 77th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 157 people (2011) - 42 households - 35.6% literacy - 1,151 females per 1,000 males ## Tofil Surniya PIN code and other codes Tofil Surniya falls in Bashant Rai* sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Bodra - Community development block Bashant Rai* - Census village code 357148 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tofil Surniya from nearby towns? - Bashant Rai (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Godda (district HQ) 18 km by road - Godda (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tofil Surniya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Tofil Surniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tofil Surniya known for? About 90% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tofil Surniya Of every 100 households in Tofil Surniya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tofil Surniya · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91% - Tap water 95% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83% - Use banking services 12% 40% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 19% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 45% 32% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tofil Surniya? ■ Tofil Surniya · ■ Bashant Rai* rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 35.6% 54.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1151 934 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1273 964 - Working population 61.1% 37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.8% for men and 25.7% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 94 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bashant Rai* - Surniya Ghat Mal 317 people - Majar Khurd 309 people - Mahadew Kita 307 people - Kita Kendua 294 people - Shampur 143 people - Arazi Kaithiya 106 people - Kita Baniyadih 71 people - Dewgharamal 68 people All 117 villages in Bashant Rai* ## Quick answers - How far is Tofil Surniya from Godda? 18 km by road - What is the population of Tofil Surniya? 157 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tofil Surniya in? Godda district (Bashant Rai* sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Tofil Surniya? 35.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/bashant-rai/tofil-surniya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.