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About Sura Village

Sura is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 486 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 486
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sura compares

By the 2011 count Sura is the 96th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sura

The census records public bus service for Sura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sura from other places

Sura lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 3.3 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 Sura
Nearest railway station Goraya 3.3 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 26 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Sura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Sura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sura village had a population of 947. That makes it the 96th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sura village has 486 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sura is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sura covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sura falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sura is Goraya, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sura.

Sura is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sura is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 3.3 km away. Phagwāra is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansian (2.8 km), Pattar Khurd (4.7 km) and Singh (7.2 km).

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

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