Sukhpur
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Sukhpur | |
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  Sukhpur Location in Bihar, India  Sukhpur Sukhpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°03′N 86°32′E / 26.050°N 86.533°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Supaul |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Maithili, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 852130 |
| Telephone code | 06473 |
| Vehicle registration | BR-50 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Supaul |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Supaul |
Sukhpur is a village in North Bihar. Sukhpur is endowed with fertile alluvial soil as it lie in the plain of koshi. Climate of village is mild and monsoon type. Summer is not so hot as compared to northern India mainly due to its proximity to the eastern Himalayas but temperature goes down to as cold as 8C during Winter. Rain is mainly concentrated from May to September. The village receives plenty of rain (more than 250 cm per year). Sukhpur is also flood prone due to shifting nature of River Koshi however till now the village has not yet taste the flood water except for its outskirt. Sukhpur is well organized in the sense that the region residing for living & agriculture is separated from each other.
In terms of amenties, Sukhpur is quiet developed and well developed market, Banks, Schools and primary health care facility. In terms of education System, the Schools of Sukhpur has been the education hub for many of the surrouding villages.
Sukhpur is also known for the famous Tilheswar Sthan Temple, a revered temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple attracts regular visitors of pilgrims from all the surrounding areas. Other than this temple, the Dussehra Celebration of the Village is also famous. A Devi Mandir(Maiyaa Ghar), situated in Bhadarpatti Tola is also a place of worship and strong belief for the villagers.
Most of the villagers are engaged in cultivation. On an average three crops are taken per year from a same piece of land. Major crops include Paddy, wheat moong, Corn and corn.
Mango and Litchi are also major horticulture crops. Mango is major contribution to the farmers income. Sukhpur is known for its Mango orchards both in term of varities as well as quality of the mango.
Three of major land portion namely "Lalbagh" "Kalibagh" & "Mamabagh" is occupied by mango trees yielding huge amounts of mangoes.
Castes systems are still prevalent to some extent in the village, however the evils of untouchability other issues are the matter of past now. The morphology of village is semi-clustered. The main religions observed by villagers are Hinduism and Islam with the Hindu population further divided into many castes and creeds. There is segregation based on the caste system and each segment of the village is known by tola such as Dayodhi(Royal Rajputana ), Bhadarpatti (Yadav), Gauripur(Brahman) & some of the region of Purabia Tola where Rajputs and Maithil Brahman reside, mushari where dalit lives.
Sukhpur is linked to Supaul, and Saharsa town of the region by road. Neighboring villages are Parsarma, Parsoni, Bero, Malhni, Balha, Solhni, Karanpur and Nawhatta.