Suryapura, India

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Suryapura

Surajpura
Village
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Suryapura
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°15′31″N84°13′32″E / 25.25864°N 84.22546°E / 25.25864; 84.22546 Coordinates: 25°15′31″N84°13′32″E / 25.25864°N 84.22546°E / 25.25864; 84.22546 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Area
[2]
 • Total1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,347 [2]
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802221 [2]

Suryapura, also spelled Surajpura, is a village and corresponding community development block in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, the village of Suryapura had a population of 6,347, in 900 households, while Suryapura block had a population of 57,529, in 8,728 households. It is the least populous of Rohtas's 19 blocks. [2]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 48,222—    
2019 57,529+19.3%
Source: 2011 Census of India [2]

Suryapura is a rural block, with no large urban centres. The sex ratio of Suryapura block was 918 as of 2011, which was equal to the Rohtas district average (although slightly below the rural average of 921 for the district). The ratio was slightly higher among the 0-6 age group, with 928 females for every 1000 males. The gender distribution in Suryapura itself was 3,331 male and 3,016 female. Members of scheduled castes constituted 15.46% of the population (somewhat lower than the district average), while members of scheduled tribes made up 0.2% (also lower than the district average). The literacy rate of Suryapura block was 72.06%, which was slightly below the district average of 73.37% (72.50% in rural areas). Literacy was higher in men than in women, with 82.98% of men but only 60.13% of women able to read and write, resulting in a 22.85% gender literacy gap (higher than the overall district average of 19.91% as well as the rural average of 21.04%). [2]

Employment

Most people in Suryapura block were engaged in agriculture in 2011, with 35.72% of the workforce being cultivators who owned or leased their own land, and a further 39.62% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 4.86% of the workforce was engaged in household industries, and the remaining 19.80% were classified as "other workers". [2]

Amenities

All 40 inhabited villages in Suryapura block have access to drinking water, although only 3 of them have tap water, Suryapura itself among them. 28 villages have schools, serving 90.3% of the block's population, and 12 have medical facilities, serving 46.58%. 24 villages have telephone service, serving 74.2% of the block's residents, and 32 have electrical power, serving 92.26%. Five villages have banks and agricultural credit societies, 13 have transport communications (rail, bus, or navigable waterways), and 20 have permanent pucca roads. [2]

Land use

Suryapura block covers an area of 5,723.24 hectares; of this total area, 85.45% is cultivable. Of the cultivable area, 75.42% was irrigated. In the village of Suryapura itself, there are 150.6 hectares of farmland. [2]

Villages

In total, there are 48 villages in Suryapura block, including Suryapura itself. 40 of these are inhabited and the remaining 8 are uninhabited. [2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Kharauj Khurd490
Dubali540
Balihar1784,369
Kharauj Kalan801,628
Surajpura (headquarters)1966,347
Sirikantpur26724
Harpur360
Barun2483,834
Bhur Kunriya Kalan85434
Bhur Kunriya Khurd86425
Jora420
Surhuriya161875
Dobariya2061,352
Rampur83237
Lakhanpura105975
Angrer Khurd2933,519
Agrer Kalan5243,250
Ragho Dehra29903
Shiwa Bahar642,305
Kailani2271,568
Gothani1741,734
Narayanpur661,682
Dhawai229798
Parariya98447
Randehra1060
Bijechaunri4513
Kosanda631,382
Kosanda Buzurg87363
Gosal Dih601,862
Dhango97654
Chaurasi188565
Ratanpatti701,255
Jamuara1891,376
Madaina78536
Hunka Dih62600
Nima51617
Digar Majhauli30.6482
Kawai136.31,794
Chauriya78.9683
Imirta77.3797
Aliganj260.311,784
Bahrar65.20
Atrauliya35.90
Anhar78.1982
Karma2762,538
Gaha Dih42.10
Kalyanpur57.35713
Suara130.341,527

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