About Surghuri Village

Surghuri is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,941, made up of 1,540 males and 1,401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surghuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surghuri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Faridkot
Tehsil	Jaitu
Pincode	151202
Area (hectares)	729.44 hectares
Population	2,941
Male Population	1,540
Female Population	1,401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Surghuri compares

By the 2011 count Surghuri is the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 729.44 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Surghuri

Surghuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surghuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Surghuri from other places

Surghuri lies about 23 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Romana Albael Singh, about 9.0 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 Surghuri
Nearest railway station	Romana Albael Singh	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaitu	12 km
Nearest town	Jaito	12 km
District headquarters	Faridkot	23 km

Villages closest to Surghuri

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

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Common questions about Surghuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Surghuri village had a population of 2,941. That makes it the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Surghuri village has 1,540 males and 1,401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surghuri has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Surghuri is 151202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surghuri covers 729.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surghuri falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Surghuri is Romana Albael Singh, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Surghuri.

Surghuri is about 23 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surghuri is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Romana Albael Singh is about 9.0 km away. Jaitu is about 12 km away. Jaito is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.