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About Surjani Village

Surjani is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 310 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.41 hectares hectares.

Surjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surjani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 247.41 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 310
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surjani compares

By the 2011 count Surjani is the 102nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 247.41 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Surjani

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

Surjani lies about 38 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 18 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 Surjani
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 18 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 27 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 38 km

Villages closest to Surjani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surjani village had a population of 605. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Surjani village has 310 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surjani has about 952 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 967.

Surjani covers 247.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surjani falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surjani is Chowmahala, about 18 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 Surjani.

Surjani is about 38 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surjani is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 9.2 km away. Chowmahala is about 18 km away. Shāmgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belari (1.7 km), Titrod (1.9 km) and Belara (2.7 km).

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

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