About Surka Village

Surka is a mid sized village in Radhanpur tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 526 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 385340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surka village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Patan
Tehsil	Radhanpur
Pincode	385340
Area (hectares)	368.77 hectares
Population	1,000
Male Population	526
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surka compares

By the 2011 count Surka is the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents. Its 368.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 954.

Getting to Surka

Surka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surka from other places

Surka lies about 54 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Chalvada, about 2.9 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 Surka
Nearest railway station	Chalvada	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Radhanpur	9.1 km
Nearest town	Rādhanpur	9.1 km
District headquarters	Patan	54 km

Villages closest to Surka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surka village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,822 residents.

Surka village has 526 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surka has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Surka is 385340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surka covers 368.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surka falls under Radhanpur tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Surka is Chalvada, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Surka.

Surka is about 54 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surka is in Radhanpur tehsil of Patan district. Chalvada is about 2.9 km away. Radhanpur is about 9.1 km away. Rādhanpur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.