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About Surja Village

Surja is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 336 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 123.88 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 336
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surja compares

By the 2011 count Surja is the 157th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 123.88 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Surja

Surja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surja as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surja from other places

Surja 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 Surja
Nearest railway station Goraya 3.3 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Surja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surja village had a population of 690. That makes it the 157th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Surja village has 336 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surja has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Surja is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surja covers 123.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surja falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Surja is Goraya, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surja.

Surja 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.

Surja is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 3.3 km away. Phagwāra is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Randhawa (under 2 km), Dhesian Sang (under 2 km) and Dhanda (1.9 km).

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

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