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About Suraiya Village

Suraiya is a mid sized village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 510 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Pincode 841236
Area (hectares) 54.03 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 510
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Suraiya compares

By the 2011 count Suraiya is the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 54.03 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Suraiya

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

Suraiya lies about 145 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 2.4 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 Suraiya
Nearest railway station Kumahu 2.4 km
Nearest town Sasarām 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpura 35 km
District headquarters Siwan 145 km

Villages closest to Suraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraiya village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Suraiya village has 510 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraiya has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Suraiya is 841236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraiya covers 54.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Suraiya falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Suraiya is Kumahu, about 2.4 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 Suraiya.

Suraiya is about 145 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraiya is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Kumahu is about 2.4 km away. Sasarām is about 18 km away. Hasanpura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandrapali (8.2 km), Phalpura (13 km) and Mathia Bachangir (14 km).

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

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