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About Sur Singh Village

Sur Singh is one of the larger villages in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,555, made up of 6,666 males and 5,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3359.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sur Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sur Singh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143305
Area (hectares) 3359.91 hectares
Population 12,555
Male Population 6,666
Female Population 5,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sur Singh compares

By the 2011 count Sur Singh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 3359.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sur Singh

Sur Singh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sur Singh as Available within village. 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 Sur Singh from other places

Sur Singh lies about 21 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 16 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 Sur Singh
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Kairon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 19 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 21 km

Villages closest to Sur Singh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patti 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 Sur Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sur Singh village had a population of 12,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Sur Singh village has 6,666 males and 5,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sur Singh has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sur Singh is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sur Singh covers 3359.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sur Singh falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sur Singh is Kairon, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sur Singh.

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

Sur Singh is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 5.6 km away. Kairon is about 16 km away. Patti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Sur Singh (3.6 km), Puhla (3.8 km) and Singhpura (3.8 km).

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

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