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About Surcho Village

Surcho is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 41 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surcho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surcho village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 714.22 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 41
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surcho compares

By the 2011 count Surcho is the 64th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 714.22 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Surcho

Surcho is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surcho 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surcho from other places

Surcho lies about 22 km from Kinnaur. 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 Surcho
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 22 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 22 km
Nearest town Shimla 101 km

Villages closest to Surcho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surcho village had a population of 73. That makes it the 64th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Surcho village has 41 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surcho has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Surcho is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surcho covers 714.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surcho falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Surcho notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Surcho.

Surcho is about 22 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surcho is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 22 km away. Kinnaur is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaba (1.6 km), Shango (1.8 km) and Katgaon (1.9 km).

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

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