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About Surwahi Village

Surwahi is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 48 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.48 hectares hectares.

Surwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwahi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 240.48 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 48
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surwahi compares

By the 2011 count Surwahi is the 100th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 240.48 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Surwahi

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

How far is Surwahi from other places

Surwahi lies about 74 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Barabhati, about 44 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 Surwahi
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Barabhati 44 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 51 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 74 km

Villages closest to Surwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwahi village had a population of 94. That makes it the 100th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Surwahi village has 48 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwahi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Surwahi covers 240.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surwahi falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Surwahi is Barabhati, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surwahi.

Surwahi is about 74 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surwahi is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 2.9 km away. Barabhati is about 44 km away. Desāīganj is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosmi (under 2 km), Sanpur (under 2 km) and Sonpur (under 2 km).

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

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