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About Surhi Village

Surhi is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 400 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 124.58 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 400
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhi compares

By the 2011 count Surhi is the 144th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 124.58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Surhi

Surhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Surhi from other places

Surhi lies about 60 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 30 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 Surhi
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 15 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 30 km
Nearest town Mungeli 38 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 60 km

Villages closest to Surhi

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 Surhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhi village had a population of 802. That makes it the 144th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Surhi village has 400 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Surhi is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surhi covers 124.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surhi falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surhi is Khongsara, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Surhi.

Surhi is about 60 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhi is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 15 km away. Khongsara is about 30 km away. Mungeli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (4.2 km), Mahamai (4.7 km) and Niwaskhar (4.8 km).

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

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