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About Surjapur Village

Surjapur is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 740 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surjapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 740
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Surjapur compares

By the 2011 count Surjapur is the 77th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Surjapur

The census records public bus service for Surjapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surjapur from other places

Surjapur lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 9.3 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 Surjapur
Tehsil headquarters Amour 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 9.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Surjapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjapur village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 77th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Surjapur village has 740 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjapur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Surjapur is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surjapur covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surjapur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surjapur is Surja Kama, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surjapur.

Surjapur is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjapur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.5 km away. Surja Kama is about 9.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaul (1.8 km), Khari (2.1 km) and Geandobh (2.1 km).

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

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