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About Surpa Village

Surpa is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 1,000 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 711.26 hectares
Population 1,955
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surpa compares

By the 2011 count Surpa is the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 711.26 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Surpa

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

Surpa lies about 37 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 18 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 Surpa
Tehsil headquarters Patan 15 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 18 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 24 km
District headquarters Durg 37 km

Villages closest to Surpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surpa village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Surpa village has 1,000 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surpa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Surpa is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surpa covers 711.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surpa falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surpa is Gundardehi, about 18 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 Surpa.

Surpa is about 37 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surpa is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 15 km away. Gundardehi is about 18 km away. Dhamtari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Temri (under 2 km), Aktai (1.7 km) and Nawagaon (2.5 km).

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

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