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About Surujpur Village

Surujpur is one of the larger villages in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,267, made up of 3,777 males and 3,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surujpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surujpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Piprakothi
Pincode 845429
Area (hectares) 639 hectares
Population 7,267
Male Population 3,777
Female Population 3,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surujpur compares

By the 2011 count Surujpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 639 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Surujpur

The census records public bus service for Surujpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surujpur from other places

Surujpur lies about 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Surujpur
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Piprakothi 2.5 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 8.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Surujpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piprakothi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Surujpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Surujpur village had a population of 7,267. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Surujpur village has 3,777 males and 3,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surujpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Surujpur is 845429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surujpur covers 639 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surujpur falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surujpur is Jiwdhara, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surujpur.

Surujpur is about 13 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surujpur is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 1.8 km away. Piprakothi is about 2.5 km away. Mothīhāri is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazipur (under 2 km), Jiwdhara (1.6 km) and Chand Saraia (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Surujpur today is likely to be higher.

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