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About Surheri Village

Surheri is a large village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,463, made up of 1,250 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Surheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surheri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 2,463
Male Population 1,250
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Surheri compares

By the 2011 count Surheri is the 19th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Surheri

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

Surheri lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 12 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 Surheri
Nearest town Makhdumpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 34 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Surheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surheri village had a population of 2,463. That makes it the 19th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Surheri village has 1,250 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surheri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Surheri covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surheri falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surheri is Wanabar Halt, about 12 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 Surheri.

Surheri is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surheri is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 12 km away. Manpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mast Alipur (6.2 km), Kamalpur (7.4 km) and Madarpur (8.7 km).

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

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