About Surhia Village

Surhia is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,754, made up of 850 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Surhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Sidhwalia
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	1,754
Male Population	850
Female Population	904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhia compares

By the 2011 count Surhia is the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Surhia

Surhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Surhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Surhia from other places

Surhia lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 2.9 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 Surhia
Nearest railway station	Sidhwalia	2.9 km
Nearest town	Barauli	7.2 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	24 km

Villages closest to Surhia

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

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Common questions about Surhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhia village had a population of 1,754. That makes it the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Surhia village has 850 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhia has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Surhia covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surhia falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surhia is Sidhwalia, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Surhia.

Surhia is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhia is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 2.9 km away. Barauli is about 7.2 km away. Gopalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.