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About Sursyar Village

Sursyar is one of the larger villages in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,479, made up of 2,952 males and 2,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sursyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sursyar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 645.5 hectares
Population 5,479
Male Population 2,952
Female Population 2,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sursyar compares

By the 2011 count Sursyar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 645.5 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Sursyar

Sursyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sursyar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sursyar from other places

Sursyar lies about 14 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, 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 Sursyar
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 12 km
District headquarters Badgam 14 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 17 km
Nearest town Pulwama 19 km

Villages closest to Sursyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursyar village had a population of 5,479. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Sursyar village has 2,952 males and 2,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursyar has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Sursyar is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sursyar covers 645.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sursyar falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sursyar is Badgam station, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sursyar.

Sursyar is about 14 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sursyar is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Chadoora is about 12 km away. Badgam is about 14 km away. Badgam station is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brenwar (3.1 km), Shum Nag (4.0 km) and Bani Gund (6.0 km).

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

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