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About Surawad Village

Surawad is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 227 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Surawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 227
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surawad compares

By the 2011 count Surawad is the 46th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Surawad

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

Surawad lies about 21 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Megapolis Circle, about 11 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 Surawad
Nearest railway station Megapolis Circle 11 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 21 km
District headquarters Pune 21 km

Villages closest to Surawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surawad village had a population of 459. That makes it the 46th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Surawad village has 227 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surawad has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Surawad covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surawad falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Surawad is Megapolis Circle, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Surawad.

Surawad is about 21 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surawad is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Megapolis Circle is about 11 km away. Kharakvasla is about 13 km away. Velhe is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wanganichi Wadi (3.5 km), Kuran Bk (11 km) and Kuran Kh (11 km).

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

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