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About Surtapur Village

Surtapur is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,228 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Surtapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surtapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 2,339
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Surtapur compares

By the 2011 count Surtapur is the 20th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Surtapur

Surtapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surtapur 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 Surtapur from other places

Surtapur lies about 83 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about 22 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 Surtapur
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 13 km
Nearest railway station Pawani Kumarpur Halt 22 km
Nearest town Dumraon 23 km
District headquarters Rohtas 83 km

Villages closest to Surtapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surtapur village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 20th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Surtapur village has 1,228 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surtapur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Surtapur covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surtapur falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surtapur is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about 22 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 Surtapur.

Surtapur is about 83 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surtapur is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 13 km away. Pawani Kumarpur Halt is about 22 km away. Dumraon 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 Mahesh Dehri (under 2 km), Bhadi (under 2 km) and Saisar (1.8 km).

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

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