About Surjan Village

Surjan is a large village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,134, made up of 1,616 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	1368 hectares
Population	3,134
Male Population	1,616
Female Population	1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surjan compares

By the 2011 count Surjan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1368 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Surjan

Surjan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surjan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Surjan from other places

Surjan lies about 42 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 35 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 Surjan
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	32 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	35 km
Nearest town	Udhampur	41 km
District headquarters	Kathua	42 km

Villages closest to Surjan

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

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Common questions about Surjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjan village had a population of 3,134. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Surjan village has 1,616 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Surjan is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surjan covers 1368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surjan falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Surjan is Budhi, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Surjan.

Surjan is about 42 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjan is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 32 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Udhampur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.