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About Surujpur Village

Surujpur is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 280 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surujpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surujpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 280
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surujpur compares

By the 2011 count Surujpur is the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Surujpur

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

Surujpur lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 18 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 Surujpur
Tehsil headquarters Basia 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 18 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km
Nearest town Gumlā 27 km

Villages closest to Surujpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surujpur village had a population of 551. That makes it the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Surujpur village has 280 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surujpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Surujpur is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surujpur covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surujpur falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surujpur is Pokla, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surujpur.

Surujpur is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surujpur is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 8.3 km away. Pokla is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tukai (under 2 km), Jamdang (2.0 km) and Talesera (2.1 km).

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

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