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About Surla Village

Surla is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,818, made up of 1,967 males and 1,851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1693.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surla village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403505
Area (hectares) 1693.64 hectares
Population 3,818
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surla compares

By the 2011 count Surla is the 4th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 1693.64 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Surla

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

Surla lies about 7.4 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 11 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 Surla
District headquarters North Goa 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 11 km
Nearest town Ponda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 13 km

Villages closest to Surla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surla village had a population of 3,818. That makes it the 4th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Surla village has 1,967 males and 1,851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surla has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Surla is 403505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surla covers 1693.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surla falls under Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Surla is Karmali, about 11 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Surla.

Surla is about 7.4 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surla is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 7.4 km away. Karmali is about 11 km away. Ponda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cotombi (2.7 km), Velguem (3.0 km) and Cudnem (5.4 km).

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

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