About Surankot Village

Surankot is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,284, made up of 2,217 males and 2,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surankot village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	576 hectares
Population	4,284
Male Population	2,217
Female Population	2,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surankot compares

By the 2011 count Surankot is the 9th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 576 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Surankot

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

Surankot lies about 21 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 Surankot
Tehsil headquarters	Surankote	21 km
District headquarters	Punch	21 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	21 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	60 km

Villages closest to Surankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surankot village had a population of 4,284. That makes it the 9th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Surankot village has 2,217 males and 2,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surankot has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Surankot is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surankot covers 576 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surankot falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Surankot is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 village for Surankot.

Surankot is about 21 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surankot is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 21 km away. Punch is about 21 km away. Pūnch is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.