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About Soorajpur Village

Soorajpur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 775 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.82 hectares hectares.

Soorajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soorajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 76.82 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 775
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Soorajpur compares

By the 2011 count Soorajpur is the 192nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 76.82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Soorajpur

Soorajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Soorajpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soorajpur from other places

Soorajpur lies about 32 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Hathras Road, about 2.8 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 Soorajpur
Nearest railway station Hathras Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Hāthras 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 32 km
District headquarters Aligarh 32 km

Villages closest to Soorajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soorajpur village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Soorajpur village has 775 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soorajpur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Soorajpur covers 76.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Soorajpur falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soorajpur is Hathras Road, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Soorajpur.

Soorajpur is about 32 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soorajpur is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Hathras Road is about 2.8 km away. Hāthras is about 8.4 km away. Koil is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Aliya (3.7 km), Kasimpur (7.5 km) and Salaimpur (9.3 km).

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

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