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About Surhna Village

Surhna is a small village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 255 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Surhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 255
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhna compares

By the 2011 count Surhna is the 176th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Surhna

Surhna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surhna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surhna from other places

Surhna lies about 28 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 13 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 Surhna
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 6.8 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 28 km

Villages closest to Surhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhna village had a population of 488. That makes it the 176th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Surhna village has 255 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhna has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Surhna covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surhna falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surhna is Nabinagar Road, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surhna.

Surhna is about 28 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhna is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 6.8 km away. Nabīnagar is about 6.8 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhari (under 2 km), Kazakpur (under 2 km) and Misir Tendua (under 2 km).

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

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