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About Surigaon Village

Surigaon is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,504, made up of 2,324 males and 2,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares.

Surigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surigaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 4,504
Male Population 2,324
Female Population 2,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surigaon compares

By the 2011 count Surigaon is the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Surigaon

Surigaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surigaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surigaon from other places

Surigaon lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 10 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 Surigaon
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Surigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surigaon village had a population of 4,504. That makes it the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Surigaon village has 2,324 males and 2,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surigaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Surigaon covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surigaon falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surigaon is Dalkhola, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Surigaon.

Surigaon is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surigaon is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 2.5 km away. Dalkhola is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dogharia (2.3 km), Khoksa (2.4 km) and Baisi (2.5 km).

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

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