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About Sursa Village

Sursa is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,387 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sursa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sursa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 332 hectares
Population 2,749
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Sursa compares

By the 2011 count Sursa is the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sursa

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

Sursa lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 8.8 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 Sursa
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Itki 8.8 km
Nearest town Rātu 9.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Sursa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sursa village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Sursa village has 1,387 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sursa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sursa is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sursa covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sursa falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sursa is Itki, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance for Sursa.

Sursa is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sursa is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 5.0 km away. Itki is about 8.8 km away. Rātu is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murma (under 2 km), Mesal (under 2 km) and Barambe (2.3 km).

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

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