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About Surajpur Village

Surajpur is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 141 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surajpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 103.79 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 141
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surajpur compares

By the 2011 count Surajpur is the 48th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 103.79 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Surajpur

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

Surajpur lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 10 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 Surajpur
Nearest town Baddi 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 10 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 27 km

Villages closest to Surajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surajpur village had a population of 280. That makes it the 48th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Surajpur village has 141 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surajpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Surajpur is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surajpur covers 103.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surajpur falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surajpur is Kalka, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Surajpur.

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

Surajpur is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 9.0 km away. Kalka is about 10 km away. Solan 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 Haripur (under 2 km), Balera (3.1 km) and Bater (3.5 km).

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

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