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About Surya Nagar Village

Surya Nagar is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 427 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surya Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surya Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342023
Area (hectares) 317.5 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 427
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surya Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Surya Nagar is the 175th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 317.5 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Surya Nagar

Surya Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surya Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Surya Nagar from other places

Surya Nagar lies about 70 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 59 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 Surya Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Tivari 59 km
Nearest town Balotra 63 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 70 km

Villages closest to Surya Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergarh 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 Surya Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Surya Nagar village had a population of 778. That makes it the 175th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Surya Nagar village has 427 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surya Nagar has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Surya Nagar is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surya Nagar covers 317.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surya Nagar falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Surya Nagar is Tivari, about 59 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 km distance for Surya Nagar.

Surya Nagar is about 70 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surya Nagar is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 8.1 km away. Tivari is about 59 km away. Balotra is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajeet Nagar (under 2 km), Amar Nagar (under 2 km) and Anad Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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