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About Surla Village

Surla is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 226 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1478.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, 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 Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 1478.77 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 226
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surla compares

By the 2011 count Surla is the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 1478.77 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

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 5 - 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Satari 7.4 km
District headquarters North Goa 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 11 km
Nearest town Ponda 11 km

Villages closest to Surla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari 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 460. That makes it the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Surla village has 226 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surla has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Surla is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surla covers 1478.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surla falls under Satari 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 7.4 km away. North Goa is about 7.4 km away. Karmali 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 Velguem (3.0 km), Sonus Vonvoliem (3.7 km) and Pissurlem (4.9 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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