About Surwala Village

Surwala is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,381, made up of 1,600 males and 1,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Surwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Pachrukhi
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	3,381
Male Population	1,600
Female Population	1,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surwala compares

By the 2011 count Surwala is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Surwala

Surwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surwala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surwala from other places

Surwala lies about 9.2 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 6.8 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 Surwala
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	6.8 km
District headquarters	Siwan	9.2 km
Nearest town	Siwān	9.2 km

Villages closest to Surwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwala village had a population of 3,381. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Surwala village has 1,600 males and 1,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwala has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Surwala covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surwala falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Surwala is Pachrukhi, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Surwala.

Surwala is about 9.2 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surwala is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 6.8 km away. Siwan is about 9.2 km away. Siwān is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.