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About Surauli Village

Surauli is one of the larger villages in Bibhutpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,428, made up of 3,327 males and 3,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bibhutpur
Pincode 848211
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 6,428
Male Population 3,327
Female Population 3,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surauli compares

By the 2011 count Surauli is the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,864 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Surauli

Surauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Surauli from other places

Surauli lies about 29 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 9.1 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 Surauli
Tehsil headquarters Bibhutpur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Narhan 9.1 km
Nearest town Rusera 11 km
District headquarters Samastipur 29 km

Villages closest to Surauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surauli village had a population of 6,428. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,864 residents.

Surauli village has 3,327 males and 3,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surauli has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Surauli is 848211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surauli covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Surauli falls under Bibhutpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surauli is Narhan, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Surauli.

Surauli is about 29 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surauli is in Bibhutpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Bibhutpur is about 3.9 km away. Narhan is about 9.1 km away. Rusera is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Shahpur Patohi (under 2 km) and Gangauli (under 2 km).

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

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