About Surlu Village

Surlu is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 376 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surlu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Tantnagar
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	376
Female Population	388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
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 Surlu compares

By the 2011 count Surlu is the 33rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Surlu

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

Surlu lies about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 9.4 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 Surlu
Tehsil headquarters	Tantnagar	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Singhpokharia	9.4 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	13 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	28 km

Villages closest to Surlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surlu village had a population of 764. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Surlu village has 376 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surlu has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Surlu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surlu covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surlu falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surlu is Singhpokharia, about 9.4 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 Surlu.

Surlu is about 28 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surlu is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 7.8 km away. Singhpokharia is about 9.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.