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About Surajpura Village

Surajpura is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,752, made up of 861 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 466.96 hectares
Population 1,752
Male Population 861
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surajpura compares

By the 2011 count Surajpura is the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 466.96 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Surajpura

Surajpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Surajpura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surajpura from other places

Surajpura lies about 68 km from Raipur. 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 Surajpura
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 3.9 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 3.9 km
District headquarters Raipur 68 km

Villages closest to Surajpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpura village had a population of 1,752. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Surajpura village has 861 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpura has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Surajpura is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surajpura covers 466.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surajpura falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Surajpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Surajpura.

Surajpura is about 68 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surajpura is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 3.9 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 3.9 km away. Raipur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datrenga (1.8 km), Deori (2.1 km) and Tehka (2.2 km).

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

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