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About Suranagi Village

Suranagi is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 505 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suranagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suranagi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577419
Area (hectares) 566.72 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 505
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suranagi compares

By the 2011 count Suranagi is the 51st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 566.72 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Suranagi

Suranagi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Suranagi as Available within village. 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 Suranagi from other places

Suranagi lies about 96 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 44 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 Suranagi
Nearest town Hāngal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 28 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 44 km
District headquarters Shimoga 96 km

Villages closest to Suranagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suranagi village had a population of 989. That makes it the 51st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Suranagi village has 505 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suranagi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Suranagi is 577419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suranagi covers 566.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suranagi falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Suranagi is Haveri, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Suranagi.

Suranagi is about 96 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suranagi is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Hāngal is about 17 km away. Sorab is about 28 km away. Haveri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankavalli (2.1 km), Bilagalikoppa (4.0 km) and Bilagali (4.7 km).

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

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