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About Sura Village

Sura is a mid sized village in Deolgaon Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 540 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.62 hectares hectares.

Sura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sura village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Deolgaon Raja
Area (hectares) 490.62 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 540
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sura compares

By the 2011 count Sura is the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,575 residents. Its 490.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Sura

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

Sura lies about 30 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Wadoda, about 12 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 Wadoda 12 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Deolgaon Raja 30 km
District headquarters Buldana 30 km

Villages closest to Sura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deolgaon Raja 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 1,016. That makes it the 44th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,575 residents.

Sura village has 540 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sura has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Sura covers 490.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sura falls under Deolgaon Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sura is Wadoda, about 12 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 Sura.

Sura is about 30 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sura is in Deolgaon Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Wadoda is about 12 km away. Malkāpur is about 14 km away. Deolgaon Raja is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digras Bk (1.8 km), Digras Kh (1.8 km) and Pimpri Andhale (4.2 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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