About Surhu Village

Surhu is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 787 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1098 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Kamdara
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	1098 hectares
Population	1,643
Male Population	787
Female Population	856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhu compares

By the 2011 count Surhu is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 1098 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Surhu

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

Surhu lies about 38 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 6.7 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 Surhu
Tehsil headquarters	Kamdara	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	6.7 km
District headquarters	Gumla	38 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	38 km

Villages closest to Surhu

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

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Common questions about Surhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhu village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Surhu village has 787 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhu has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Surhu is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surhu covers 1098 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surhu falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surhu is Pokla, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Surhu.

Surhu is about 38 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhu is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 3.1 km away. Pokla is about 6.7 km away. Gumla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.