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About Surha Basantpur Village

Surha Basantpur is a large village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,798 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Surha Basantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surha Basantpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surha Basantpur compares

By the 2011 count Surha Basantpur is the 20th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 23 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 910.

Getting to Surha Basantpur

Surha Basantpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surha Basantpur as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surha Basantpur from other places

Surha Basantpur lies about 112 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 20 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 Surha Basantpur
Nearest town Bikram 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Pali 20 km
District headquarters Samastipur 112 km

Villages closest to Surha Basantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanpur 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 Surha Basantpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Surha Basantpur village had a population of 3,476. That makes it the 20th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Surha Basantpur village has 1,798 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surha Basantpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Surha Basantpur covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Surha Basantpur falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surha Basantpur is Pali, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surha Basantpur.

Surha Basantpur is about 112 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surha Basantpur is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Bikram is about 9.9 km away. Hasanpur is about 19 km away. Pali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kab Narpati Nagar (under 2 km), Goal Dhanaila (2.4 km) and Pardah (8.7 km).

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

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