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About Surhai Village

Surhai is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 444 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.04 hectares hectares.

Surhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 505.04 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 444
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surhai compares

By the 2011 count Surhai is the 46th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 505.04 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 990.

Getting to Surhai

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

Surhai lies about 59 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Shikara, about 38 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 Surhai
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Shikara 38 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 46 km
District headquarters Seoni 59 km

Villages closest to Surhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhai village had a population of 876. That makes it the 46th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Surhai village has 444 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhai has about 973 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 990.

Surhai covers 505.04 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.

Surhai falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surhai is Shikara, about 38 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 Surhai.

Surhai is about 59 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhai is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 5.9 km away. Shikara is about 38 km away. Gotegaon is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindrai (2.4 km), Pindrai Ryt (2.4 km) and Sirmangni (2.5 km).

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

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