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About Suraj Village

Suraj is a mid sized village in Asind tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 688 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Asind
Pincode 311301
Area (hectares) 448.27 hectares
Population 1,366
Male Population 688
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suraj compares

By the 2011 count Suraj is the 56th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 448.27 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Suraj

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

Suraj lies about 61 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Goram Ghat, about 35 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 Suraj
Tehsil headquarters Asind 13 km
Nearest railway station Goram Ghat 35 km
Nearest town Beāwar 43 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 61 km

Villages closest to Suraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraj village had a population of 1,366. That makes it the 56th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Suraj village has 688 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraj has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Suraj is 311301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraj covers 448.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suraj falls under Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Suraj is Goram Ghat, about 35 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 Suraj.

Suraj is about 61 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraj is in Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district. Asind is about 13 km away. Goram Ghat is about 35 km away. Beāwar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipura (under 2 km), Semla Ka Bariya (under 2 km) and Chainpura (2.8 km).

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

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