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About Surheta Village

Surheta is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 451 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surheta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 270.29 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 451
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Surheta compares

By the 2011 count Surheta is the 21st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 270.29 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Surheta

Surheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surheta 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 Surheta from other places

Surheta lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 13 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 Surheta
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 10 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km

Villages closest to Surheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surheta village had a population of 864. That makes it the 21st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Surheta village has 451 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surheta has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Surheta is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surheta covers 270.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surheta falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surheta is Kathautia, about 13 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 Surheta.

Surheta is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surheta is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 10 km away. Kathautia is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakarwar (2.7 km), Salwe (3.1 km) and Jugudih (4.0 km).

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

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