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About Surai Village

Surai is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 34 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 61.69 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 34
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surai compares

By the 2011 count Surai is the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 61.69 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 929.

Getting to Surai

Surai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Surai from other places

Surai lies about 61 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 25 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 Surai
Tehsil headquarters Holi 13 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 61 km

Villages closest to Surai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surai village had a population of 71. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Surai village has 34 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surai has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Surai is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surai covers 61.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surai falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surai is Baijnath Paprola, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Surai.

Surai is about 61 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surai is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 13 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 25 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urna (1.7 km), Chuned (2.0 km) and Bajol (2.3 km).

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

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