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About Surahi Village

Surahi is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 744 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Surahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 744
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surahi compares

By the 2011 count Surahi is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Surahi

Surahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Surahi from other places

Surahi lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 17 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 Surahi
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 6.2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 17 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Surahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Surahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Surahi village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Surahi village has 744 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surahi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Surahi covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surahi falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surahi is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 17 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 km distance for Surahi.

Surahi is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surahi is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 6.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 17 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbazpur (2.3 km), Misraulia (3.8 km) and Aira (3.9 km).

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

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