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About Surgaon Village

Surgaon is a small village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 108 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Pincode 441702
Area (hectares) 288.84 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 108
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surgaon compares

By the 2011 count Surgaon is the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 288.84 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 988.

Getting to Surgaon

Surgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Surgaon from other places

Surgaon lies about 10 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 3.1 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 Surgaon
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 10 km
District headquarters Gondiya 10 km
Nearest town Gondiā 10 km

Villages closest to Surgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Surgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Surgaon village had a population of 212. That makes it the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Surgaon village has 108 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surgaon has about 963 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Surgaon is 441702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surgaon covers 288.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surgaon falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Surgaon is Hirdamali, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surgaon.

Surgaon is about 10 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surgaon is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 3.1 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 10 km away. Gondiya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surtoli (3.0 km), Pathari (5.0 km) and Sawartola (5.1 km).

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

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