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About Surmali Village

Surmali is a mid sized village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 342 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surmali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 342
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Surmali compares

By the 2011 count Surmali is the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Surmali

The census records public bus service for Surmali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surmali from other places

Surmali lies about 8.2 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 2.8 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 Surmali
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 7.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 8.2 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 20 km

Villages closest to Surmali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surmali village had a population of 651. That makes it the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Surmali village has 342 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surmali has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Surmali is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surmali covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surmali falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Surmali is Sini Junction, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Surmali.

Surmali is about 8.2 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surmali is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about 2.8 km away. Saraikela is about 7.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birdadih (under 2 km), Jojo (under 2 km) and Kendua (under 2 km).

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

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