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About Surhud Village

Surhud is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 209 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surhud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhud village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 209
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhud compares

By the 2011 count Surhud is the 128th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Surhud

Surhud is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Surhud as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Surhud from other places

Surhud lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 33 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 Surhud
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 33 km

Villages closest to Surhud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Surhud

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhud village had a population of 409. That makes it the 128th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Surhud village has 209 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhud has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Surhud is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surhud covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surhud falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surhud is Kathautia, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Surhud.

Surhud is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhud is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadalgori (under 2 km), Jaldiha (under 2 km) and Karamo (1.8 km).

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

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