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About Sursu Village

Sursu is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,026, made up of 891 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1396.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sursu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sursu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 1396.84 hectares
Population 2,026
Male Population 891
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
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 Sursu compares

By the 2011 count Sursu is the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 1396.84 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 986.

Getting to Sursu

Sursu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sursu 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 Sursu from other places

Sursu lies about 43 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 8.2 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 Sursu
Nearest railway station Harubera 8.2 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 21 km
District headquarters Ranchi 43 km

Villages closest to Sursu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursu village had a population of 2,026. That makes it the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Sursu village has 891 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursu has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sursu is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sursu covers 1396.84 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.

Sursu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sursu is Harubera, about 8.2 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 Sursu.

Sursu is about 43 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sursu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Harubera is about 8.2 km away. Chitarpur is about 16 km away. Angara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singari (5.9 km), Hundru (6.0 km) and Dimra (7.3 km).

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

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