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About Sura Village

Sura is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 403 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612.62 hectares hectares.

Sura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 612.62 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 403
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sura compares

By the 2011 count Sura is the 101st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 612.62 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Sura

Sura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sura from other places

Sura lies about 41 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 6.1 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 Sura
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 6.1 km
Nearest town Lauri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 21 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Sura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sura village had a population of 754. That makes it the 101st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Sura village has 403 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sura has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Sura covers 612.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sura falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sura is Singhpur Dumra, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sura.

Sura is about 41 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sura is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Singhpur Dumra is about 6.1 km away. Lauri is about 8.4 km away. Rajnagar 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 Bamhori Bhatan (under 2 km), Bara (2.2 km) and Digoni (2.5 km).

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

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