About Suraj Village

Suraj is a large village in Kadi tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,935, made up of 2,561 males and 2,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraj village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Kadi
Pincode	382715
Area (hectares)	1335.62 hectares
Population	4,935
Male Population	2,561
Female Population	2,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Suraj compares

By the 2011 count Suraj is the 10th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents. Its 1335.62 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Suraj

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

Suraj lies about 24 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Bhatariya, about 6.4 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 Suraj
Nearest railway station	Bhatariya	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadi	10 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	24 km

Villages closest to Suraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraj village had a population of 4,935. That makes it the 10th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents.

Suraj village has 2,561 males and 2,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraj has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Suraj is 382715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraj covers 1335.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suraj falls under Kadi tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Suraj is Bhatariya, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance for Suraj.

Suraj is about 24 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraj is in Kadi tehsil of Mahesana district. Bhatariya is about 6.4 km away. Kadi is about 10 km away. Mahesana is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.