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About Surla Village

Surla is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 51 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 51
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Surla compares

By the 2011 count Surla is the 213th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Surla

Surla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surla 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 Surla from other places

Surla lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 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 Surla
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 27 km
District headquarters Godda 31 km

Villages closest to Surla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surla village had a population of 94. That makes it the 213th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Surla village has 51 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surla has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Surla is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surla covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surla falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surla is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 27 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 Surla.

Surla is about 31 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surla is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 5.9 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 27 km away. Godda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pairgora (under 2 km), Bara Malbhita (under 2 km) and Chhota Malbhita (under 2 km).

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

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