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About Surhi Village

Surhi is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 355 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 110.23 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 355
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhi compares

By the 2011 count Surhi is the 127th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 110.23 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Surhi

Surhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surhi as Available within 5 - 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 Surhi from other places

Surhi lies about 145 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 34 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 Surhi
Nearest town Chatrā under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 23 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 145 km

Villages closest to Surhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhi village had a population of 718. That makes it the 127th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Surhi village has 355 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Surhi is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surhi covers 110.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surhi falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surhi is Katkamsandi, about 34 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 km distance for Surhi.

Surhi is about 145 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhi is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about under 2 km away. Jamua is about 23 km away. Katkamsandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindatanr (1.6 km), Gobinddih (1.6 km) and Kurhobindo (1.6 km).

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

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