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About Sursang Village

Sursang is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 357 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sursang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sursang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 357
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Sursang compares

By the 2011 count Sursang is the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sursang

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

Sursang lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 9.8 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 Sursang
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 10 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Sursang

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.

Common questions about Sursang

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursang village had a population of 715. That makes it the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Sursang village has 357 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursang has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Sursang covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sursang falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sursang is Bakaspur, about 9.8 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 Sursang.

Sursang is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sursang is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 9.8 km away. Kamdara is about 10 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharnapur (under 2 km), Banpur (under 2 km) and Parhi (1.8 km).

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

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