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About Surinje Village

Surinje is a large village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,098, made up of 1,564 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surinje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surinje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574030
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 3,098
Male Population 1,564
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surinje compares

By the 2011 count Surinje is the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Surinje

Surinje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surinje as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surinje from other places

Surinje lies about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Surathkal, about 5.1 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 Surinje
Nearest railway station Surathkal 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangalore 12 km
Nearest town Mangaluru 12 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 49 km

Villages closest to Surinje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surinje village had a population of 3,098. That makes it the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Surinje village has 1,564 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surinje has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Surinje is 574030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surinje covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surinje falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Surinje is Surathkal, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Surinje.

Surinje is about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surinje is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Surathkal is about 5.1 km away. Mangalore is about 12 km away. Mangaluru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Delanthabettu (under 2 km), Panja (1.9 km) and Attur (2.3 km).

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

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