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About Surangi Village

Surangi is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 33 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surangi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 33
Female Population 31
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 Surangi compares

By the 2011 count Surangi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Surangi

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

Surangi lies about 54 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 9.0 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 Surangi
Nearest railway station Nawadih 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 13 km
Nearest town Kodarma 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 54 km

Villages closest to Surangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surangi village had a population of 64. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Surangi village has 33 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surangi 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 933.

The pincode recorded for Surangi is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surangi covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surangi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surangi is Nawadih, about 9.0 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 Surangi.

Surangi is about 54 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surangi is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 9.0 km away. Dhanwar is about 13 km away. Kodarma is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodwari (1.8 km), Taranakho (3.0 km) and Paisara (3.1 km).

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

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