About Surka Village

Surka is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,026, made up of 1,037 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Surka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	2,026
Male Population	1,037
Female Population	989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surka compares

By the 2011 count Surka is the 41st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Surka

Surka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surka from other places

Surka lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 1.6 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 Surka
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	3.0 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	14 km

Villages closest to Surka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surka village had a population of 2,026. That makes it the 41st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Surka village has 1,037 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surka has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Surka covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Surka falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surka is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Surka.

Surka is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surka is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 1.6 km away. Makhdumpur is about 3.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.