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About Surda Village

Surda is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 663 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 111.23 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 663
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surda compares

By the 2011 count Surda is the 40th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 111.23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Surda

Surda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Surda from other places

Surda lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 43 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 Surda
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 43 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Surda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surda village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 40th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Surda village has 663 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surda has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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

Surda covers 111.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surda falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surda is Kalmitar, about 43 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 - 10 km distance for Surda.

Surda is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surda is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 2.7 km away. Kalmitar is about 43 km away. Bilaspur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohtara (under 2 km), Suretha (under 2 km) and Jhagarhata (under 2 km).

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

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