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About Surki Village

Surki is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 266 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.96 hectares hectares.

Surki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 252.96 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 266
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Surki compares

By the 2011 count Surki is the 89th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 252.96 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Surki

Surki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surki 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 Surki from other places

Surki lies about 7.3 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is New Katni Junction, about 5.5 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 Surki
Nearest railway station New Katni Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 7.3 km
District headquarters Katni 7.3 km
Nearest town Murwāra 7.3 km

Villages closest to Surki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surki village had a population of 522. That makes it the 89th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Surki village has 266 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surki has about 962 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 954.

Surki covers 252.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surki falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surki is New Katni Junction, about 5.5 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 Surki.

Surki is about 7.3 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surki is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. New Katni Junction is about 5.5 km away. Murwara is about 7.3 km away. Katni is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imaliya (1.7 km), Khirwa (3.6 km) and Madai (3.8 km).

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

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