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About Surani Village

Surani is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 93 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 65.57 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 93
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surani compares

By the 2011 count Surani is the 49th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 65.57 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Surani

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

Surani lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 Surani
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Surani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surani village had a population of 200. That makes it the 49th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Surani village has 93 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surani has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Surani is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surani covers 65.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surani falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surani is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surani.

Surani is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surani is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Baroh is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balol Khas (1.6 km), Balu Galoa (1.6 km) and Balu Galoa I (1.6 km).

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

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