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About Surajpura Village

Surajpura is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 422 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 256.12 hectares
Population 810
Male Population 422
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surajpura compares

By the 2011 count Surajpura is the 140th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 256.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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. 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 Surajpura from other places

Surajpura lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 44 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
Nearest town Mungeli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 16 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 44 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Surajpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpura village had a population of 810. That makes it the 140th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Surajpura village has 422 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpura has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Surajpura is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surajpura covers 256.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surajpura falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surajpura is Kargi Road, about 44 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 <5 km distance for Surajpura.

Surajpura is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpura is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 11 km away. Lormi is about 16 km away. Kargi Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhaldah (2.2 km), Koilari (2.7 km) and Amlidih (2.8 km).

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

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