About Sursang Village

Sursang is a large village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,197 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1831 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, 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	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	1831 hectares
Population	2,365
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sursang compares

By the 2011 count Sursang is the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1831 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 995.

Getting to Sursang

Sursang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sursang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sursang from other places

Sursang lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 53 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
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	8.4 km
District headquarters	Gumla	25 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	53 km

Villages closest to Sursang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursang village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Sursang village has 1,197 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursang has about 976 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Sursang is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sursang covers 1831 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sursang falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sursang is Kurkura, about 53 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 10+ km distance for Sursang.

Sursang is about 25 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 Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 8.4 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.