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About Surajmandal Village

Surajmandal is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 281 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Surajmandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajmandal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 281
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Surajmandal compares

By the 2011 count Surajmandal is the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Surajmandal

Surajmandal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surajmandal 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 Surajmandal from other places

Surajmandal lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Surajmandal
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 2.8 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Surajmandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajmandal village had a population of 560. That makes it the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Surajmandal village has 281 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajmandal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Surajmandal covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surajmandal falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surajmandal is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Surajmandal.

Surajmandal is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajmandal is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 2.8 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Tankuppa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarua (under 2 km), Ratni (under 2 km) and Ghir Sindi Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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