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About Surpura Village

Surpura is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 675 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1008 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341518
Area (hectares) 1008 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 675
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surpura compares

By the 2011 count Surpura is the 78th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1008 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Surpura

Surpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surpura as Available within <5 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 Surpura from other places

Surpura lies about 90 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ras, about 20 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 Surpura
Nearest railway station Ras 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 23 km
District headquarters Nagaur 90 km

Villages closest to Surpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surpura village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 78th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Surpura village has 675 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surpura has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Surpura is 341518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surpura covers 1008 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surpura falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Surpura is Ras, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Surpura.

Surpura is about 90 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surpura is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ras is about 20 km away. Merta is about 23 km away. Nagaur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaswantabad (2.4 km), Jasnagar (3.6 km) and Leeliya (4.9 km).

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

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