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- LGD code
- 231143
- Pincode
- 841423
- Post office
- Sidhwalia
- Population
- 1,754
- Households
- 323
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1064 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 410
Census 2011 · in context
How Surhia compares
By population, Surhia ranks #28 of 50 villages in Sidhwalia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.7%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Surhia
- 48.7%
- Sidhwalia mandal
- 48.6%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,064
+60 vs mandal average
- Surhia
- 1,064
- Sidhwalia mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Surhia
- 5.4
- Sidhwalia mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Surhia at a glance
Surhia is a village of 1,754 people in 323 households (Census 2011) in Sidhwalia block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 28th-largest of 50 villages in Sidhwalia block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,064 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841423, served by Sidhwalia post office; the LGD village code is 231143. The village votes in Sheohar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shweta Gupta. The population is estimated at 2,068 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Surhia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARAULI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LOHJRA
- Total area (ha)
- 140
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 107.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Surhia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Surhia
- LGD code
- 231143
- Pincode
- 841423
- Post office
- Sidhwalia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,754
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,068
- Households
- 323
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1064
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sheohar
- Member of Parliament
- Lovely Anand
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shweta Gupta
- Block / Mandal
- Sidhwalia
Same pincode
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- Karasghat
- Rampurwa
- Barahima
- Harpur Tengrahi
- Kabirpur
- Budhsi
- Jalalpur Khurd
- Kashi Tengrahi
- Pakri
- Jhajhwa
- Salehpur
- Bishunpura
- Teknewas
- Harpur
- Bahadura
- Katea Khas
- Sakla
- Mangolpur
- Katea Tola Mohkam Ray
- Matauli
- Gopalpur
- Sidhwalia
- Mathia
- Shahpur
- Tandaspur
- Jagiraha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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