# Surujkhurd Village, Barkatha, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)

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Village · Barkatha, Hazaribagh 

# Surujkhurd

Surujkhurd is a village in Barkatha sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825323**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 37 households**, the 71st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 229people (2011)
- 37households
- 69.0%literacy
- 825323PIN code

## Surujkhurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Surujkhurd is 825323.** Surujkhurd falls in Barkatha sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825323
- Gram panchayatBelkapi
- Community development blockBarkatha
- Census village code368333

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

## How far is Surujkhurd from nearby towns?

- Barhi (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ)68 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)68 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 Surujkhurd?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Surujkhurd known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Surujkhurd

Of every 100 households in Surujkhurd in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surujkhurd · ■ Barkatha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Surujkhurd?

■ Surujkhurd · ■ Barkatha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**944

Working population ****34.9%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (12%) · **■** Other work 31 (39%) · **■** Marginal 36 (45%)

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 Barkatha

- Hethli Debo262 people
- Piprahi251 people
- Jamua238 people
- Gaipahari232 people
- Karichatan185 people
- Naitanr185 people
- Chamudahar145 people
- Baradih124 people

[All 83 villages in Barkatha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surujkhurd?825323
- How far is Surujkhurd from Hazaribagh?68 km by road
- What is the population of Surujkhurd?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surujkhurd in?Hazaribagh district (Barkatha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Surujkhurd?69.0% (Census 2011)