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About Surunda Village

Surunda is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 545 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 218.42 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 545
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Surunda compares

By the 2011 count Surunda is the 17th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 218.42 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Surunda

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

Surunda lies about 12 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 24 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 Surunda
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 1.7 km
District headquarters Khunti 12 km
Nearest railway station Karra 24 km

Villages closest to Surunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surunda village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 17th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Surunda village has 545 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surunda 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Surunda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surunda covers 218.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surunda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surunda is Karra, about 24 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 Surunda.

Surunda is about 12 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surunda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 1.7 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Karra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marungtoli (under 2 km), Tumbakel (1.7 km) and Goratoli (1.7 km).

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

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