About Surajpura Village

Surajpura is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,914, made up of 3,045 males and 2,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.25 hectares hectares.

Surajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	440.25 hectares
Population	5,914
Male Population	3,045
Female Population	2,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surajpura compares

By the 2011 count Surajpura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 440.25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Surajpura

Surajpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surajpura as Available within village. 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 Surajpura from other places

Surajpura lies about 31 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 5.7 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 Surajpura
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Basantpur Halt	5.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	19 km
District headquarters	Siwan	31 km

Villages closest to Surajpura

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

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Common questions about Surajpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpura village had a population of 5,914. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Surajpura village has 3,045 males and 2,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Surajpura covers 440.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surajpura falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surajpura is Basantpur Halt, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Surajpura.

Surajpura is about 31 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpura is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 4.0 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 5.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.