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About Surha Village

Surha is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 731 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 731
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Surha compares

By the 2011 count Surha is the 39th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Surha

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

Surha lies about 116 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 23 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 Surha
Tehsil headquarters Chand 9.1 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 22 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 23 km
District headquarters Kaimur 116 km

Villages closest to Surha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surha village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 39th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Surha village has 731 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surha has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Surha is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surha covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surha falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surha is Karamnasi, about 23 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 Surha.

Surha is about 116 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surha is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 9.1 km away. Bhabhua is about 22 km away. Karamnasi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamirpur (under 2 km), Saukhara (under 2 km) and Songar (under 2 km).

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

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