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About Suriu Village

Suriu is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 10 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males.

Suriu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suriu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 21
Male Population 10
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Suriu compares

By the 2011 count Suriu is the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Suriu

Suriu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Suriu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suriu from other places

Suriu lies about 21 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 68 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 Suriu
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 12 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 21 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 68 km

Villages closest to Suriu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nyapin 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 Suriu

As per the Census of India 2011, Suriu village had a population of 21. That makes it the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Suriu village has 10 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suriu has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Suriu falls under Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suriu is Naharlagun, about 68 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Suriu.

Suriu is about 21 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suriu is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 12 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 21 km away. Naharlagun is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rate (under 2 km), Hote (under 2 km) and Boksa (1.9 km).

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

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