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Suryapura, Bihar

Coordinates: 25°15′31″N 84°13′32″E / 25.25864°N 84.22546°E / 25.25864; 84.22546
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Suryapura
Surajpura
Village
Location of Suryapura
Suryapura is located in Bihar
Suryapura
Suryapura
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°15′31″N 84°13′32″E / 25.25864°N 84.22546°E / 25.25864; 84.22546[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
Area
 • Total1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,347[2]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+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]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 48,222—    
2011 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

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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

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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%.

Narayanpur village in Suryapura block has large electric power station supplying power to not only Suryapura block but a large area within Rohtas district and neighbouring districts.

Five villages have banks and agricultural credit societies, 13 have transport communications (rail, bus, or navigable waterways), and 20 have permanent pucca roads.[2] Narayanpur village of Suryapura block has Canara Bank branch, formerly Syndicate Bank serving customers from within Suryapura block and nearby areas for decades.

Land use

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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

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In total, there are 48 villages in Suryapura block, including Suryapura itself. 40 of these are inhabited and the remaining 8 are uninhabited.[2] Narayanpur is a prominent village of Suryapura block situated on National Highway 120, nearly 6 km from subdivisional headquarter of Bikramganj.

Narayanpur village of Suryapura block is highly developed compared to other villages of Suryapura block.

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Kharauj Khurd 49 0
Dubali 54 0
Balihar 178 4,369
Kharauj Kalan 80 1,628
Surajpura (headquarters) 196 6,347
Sirikantpur 26 724
Harpur 36 0
Barun 248 3,834
Bhur Kunriya Kalan 85 434
Bhur Kunriya Khurd 86 425
Jora 42 0
Surhuriya 161 875
Dobariya 206 1,352
Rampur 83 237
Lakhanpura 105 975
Angrer Khurd 293 3,519
Agrer Kalan 524 3,250
Ragho Dehra 29 903
Shiwa Bahar 64 2,305
Kailani 227 1,568
Gothani 174 1,734
Narayanpur 66 1,682
Dhawai 229 798
Parariya 98 447
Randehra 106 0
Bijechaunri 45 13
Kosanda 63 1,382
Kosanda Buzurg 87 363
Gosal Dih 60 1,862
Dhango 97 654
Chaurasi 188 565
Ratanpatti 70 1,255
Jamuara 189 1,376
Madaina 78 536
Hunka Dih 62 600
Nima 51 617
Digar Majhauli 30.64 82
Kawai 136.3 1,794
Chauriya 78.9 683
Imirta 77.3 797
Aliganj 260.31 1,784
Bahrar 65.2 0
Atrauliya 35.9 0
Anhar 78.1 982
Karma 276 2,538
Gaha Dih 42.1 0
Kalyanpur 57.35 713
Suara 130.34 1,527

References

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  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Surajpura". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 33, 41–70, 436–459, 1191–1192. Retrieved 1 April 2020.