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About Surjoodih Village

Surjoodih is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 438 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surjoodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjoodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 295.49 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 438
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surjoodih compares

By the 2011 count Surjoodih is the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 295.49 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Surjoodih

Surjoodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surjoodih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Surjoodih from other places

Surjoodih lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Surjoodih
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 17 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Surjoodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjoodih village had a population of 877. That makes it the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Surjoodih village has 438 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjoodih has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Surjoodih is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surjoodih covers 295.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surjoodih falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surjoodih is Harinsing, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surjoodih.

Surjoodih is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjoodih is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 7.5 km away. Harinsing is about 17 km away. Nalhāti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbatpur (under 2 km), Paharpur (under 2 km) and Bara Pathar (1.8 km).

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

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