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About Sursi Village

Sursi is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 305 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sursi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sursi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 128.8 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 305
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sursi compares

By the 2011 count Sursi is the 77th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 128.8 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sursi

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

Sursi lies about 17 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 25 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 Sursi
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 17 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 25 km

Villages closest to Sursi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursi village had a population of 617. That makes it the 77th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Sursi village has 305 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sursi is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sursi covers 128.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sursi falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sursi is Raigarh, about 25 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 village for Sursi.

Sursi is about 17 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sursi is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 17 km away. Raigarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsarmpur (under 2 km), Surajgarh (under 2 km) and Randidih (1.5 km).

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

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