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About Surki Village

Surki is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 246 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 279.22 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 246
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surki compares

By the 2011 count Surki is the 137th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 279.22 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Surki

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

Surki lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 42 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 Surki
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 17 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 42 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Surki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surki village had a population of 503. That makes it the 137th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Surki village has 246 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surki has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Surki is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surki covers 279.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surki falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surki is Hathbandh, about 42 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 Surki.

Surki is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surki is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 17 km away. Bemetāra is about 17 km away. Hathbandh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemaband (under 2 km), Sendri (under 2 km) and Newaspur (2.2 km).

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

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