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About Suraha Village

Suraha is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,816, made up of 1,476 males and 1,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 2,816
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Suraha compares

By the 2011 count Suraha is the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Suraha

Suraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Suraha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Suraha from other places

Suraha lies about 12 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chailaha Halt, about 3.6 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 Suraha
Nearest railway station Chailaha Halt 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 4.0 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 12 km

Villages closest to Suraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraha village had a population of 2,816. That makes it the 28th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Suraha village has 1,476 males and 1,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraha has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Suraha is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraha covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Suraha falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Suraha is Chailaha Halt, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Suraha.

Suraha is about 12 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraha is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chailaha Halt is about 3.6 km away. Motihari is about 4.0 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahamud Nagar (under 2 km), Nandpur (under 2 km) and Malkaunia (1.7 km).

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

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