About Surka Village

Surka is a small village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 170 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Pali
Pincode	495449
Area (hectares)	110.42 hectares
Population	317
Male Population	170
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surka compares

By the 2011 count Surka is the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 110.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Surka

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

Surka lies about 44 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, 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 Surka
Tehsil headquarters	Pali	15 km
Nearest town	Katghora	24 km
Nearest railway station	Belgahna	30 km
District headquarters	Korba	44 km

Villages closest to Surka

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

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Common questions about Surka

As per the Census of India 2011, Surka village had a population of 317. That makes it the 130th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Surka village has 170 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surka has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Surka is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surka covers 110.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surka falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surka is Belgahna, 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 Surka.

Surka is about 44 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surka is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 15 km away. Katghora is about 24 km away. Belgahna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.