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About Surokhi Village

Surokhi is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 134 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surokhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surokhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 186.54 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 134
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surokhi compares

By the 2011 count Surokhi is the 81st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 186.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Surokhi

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

Surokhi lies about 53 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 13 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 Surokhi
Nearest railway station Dantewara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 22 km
Nearest town Bacheli 34 km
District headquarters Bijapur 53 km

Villages closest to Surokhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surokhi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 81st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Surokhi village has 134 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surokhi has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Surokhi is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surokhi covers 186.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surokhi falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surokhi is Dantewara, about 13 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Surokhi.

Surokhi is about 53 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surokhi is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Dantewara is about 13 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 22 km away. Bacheli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumnar (2.7 km), Mangalnar (4.0 km) and Padnar (5.4 km).

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

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