About Surra Village

Surra is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 395 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	497107
Area (hectares)	204.45 hectares
Population	811
Male Population	395
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surra compares

By the 2011 count Surra is the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 204.45 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Surra

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

Surra lies about 75 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 50 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 Surra
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	50 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	61 km
District headquarters	Surguja	75 km

Villages closest to Surra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surra village had a population of 811. That makes it the 61st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Surra village has 395 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surra has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Surra is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surra covers 204.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surra falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Surra is Barwadih Junction, about 50 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 Surra.

Surra is about 75 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surra is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 8.2 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 50 km away. Medininagar is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.