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About Bara Surtanpur Village

Bara Surtanpur is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 248 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Surtanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Surtanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140094
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 248
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Surtanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Surtanpur is the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bara Surtanpur

Bara Surtanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Surtanpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bara Surtanpur from other places

Bara Surtanpur lies about 7.0 km from Rupnagar. 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 Bara Surtanpur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 6.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 7.0 km
Nearest town Ropar 7.0 km

Villages closest to Bara Surtanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Bara Surtanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Surtanpur village had a population of 493. That makes it the 104th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bara Surtanpur village has 248 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Surtanpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bara Surtanpur is 140094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Surtanpur covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Surtanpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Bara Surtanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Bara Surtanpur.

Bara Surtanpur is about 7.0 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Surtanpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 7.0 km away. Ropar is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muajudinpur (under 2 km), Chhota Surtanpur (under 2 km) and Bhauwal (1.8 km).

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

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