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About Surra Village

Surra is a small village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 190 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.76 hectares hectares.

Surra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 144.76 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 190
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surra compares

By the 2011 count Surra is the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 144.76 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Surra

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

How far is Surra from other places

Surra lies about 79 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 17 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 Surra
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 15 km
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 17 km
Nearest town Murwāra 43 km
District headquarters Panna 79 km

Villages closest to Surra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surra village had a population of 370. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Surra village has 190 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surra has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Surra covers 144.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surra falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surra is Bakhleta, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surra.

Surra is about 79 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surra is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Raipura is about 15 km away. Bakhleta is about 17 km away. Murwāra is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harduwa Gijar (1.9 km), Pateriya (2.5 km) and Dobha Baghnarwa (2.6 km).

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

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