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About Surkuda Village

Surkuda is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 378 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Surkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surkuda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 378
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surkuda compares

By the 2011 count Surkuda is the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Surkuda

Surkuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surkuda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surkuda from other places

Surkuda lies about 17 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 8.7 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 Surkuda
Nearest railway station Gudma 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 10 km
District headquarters Gondiya 17 km
Nearest town Gondiā 17 km

Villages closest to Surkuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surkuda village had a population of 712. That makes it the 64th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Surkuda village has 378 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surkuda has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Surkuda covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surkuda falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Surkuda is Gudma, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surkuda.

Surkuda is about 17 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surkuda is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 8.7 km away. Amgaon is about 10 km away. Gondiya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobitola (under 2 km), Makkitola (2.5 km) and Thanatola (3.0 km).

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

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