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About Surkhand Village

Surkhand is a mid sized village in Bhadesar tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 385 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surkhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surkhand village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Bhadesar
Pincode 312024
Area (hectares) 453.89 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 385
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surkhand compares

By the 2011 count Surkhand is the 52nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 453.89 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Surkhand

Surkhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surkhand 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surkhand from other places

Surkhand lies about 34 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kapasan, about 14 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 Surkhand
Nearest railway station Kapasan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadesar 19 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 34 km

Villages closest to Surkhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surkhand village had a population of 805. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Surkhand village has 385 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surkhand has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Surkhand is 312024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surkhand covers 453.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surkhand falls under Bhadesar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Surkhand is Kapasan, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surkhand.

Surkhand is about 34 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surkhand is in Bhadesar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Kapasan is about 14 km away. Bhadesar is about 19 km away. Chittaurgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorawar Pura (under 2 km), Koonthana (2.9 km) and Lohariya (3.1 km).

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

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