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About Surata Village

Surata is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 914 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surata village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314037
Area (hectares) 483.2 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 914
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surata compares

By the 2011 count Surata is the 49th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 483.2 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Surata

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

Surata lies about 17 km from Dungarpur. 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 Surata
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 17 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 17 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Surata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surata village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 49th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Surata village has 914 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surata has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Surata is 314037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surata covers 483.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surata falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Surata notes the nearest railway station 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 Surata.

Surata is about 17 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surata is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 17 km away. Dungarpur is about 17 km away. Dūngarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mal (1.7 km), Mala Kasba (1.7 km) and Mala Kholra (1.7 km).

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

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