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About Suraicha Village

Suraicha is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 291 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraicha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212301
Area (hectares) 199.37 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 291
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suraicha compares

By the 2011 count Suraicha is the 258th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 199.37 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Suraicha

Suraicha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Suraicha as Available within 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 Suraicha from other places

Suraicha lies about 43 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 19 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 Suraicha
Tehsil headquarters Meja 14 km
Nearest railway station Meja Road 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 43 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 43 km

Villages closest to Suraicha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraicha village had a population of 567. That makes it the 258th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Suraicha village has 291 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraicha has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Suraicha is 212301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraicha covers 199.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suraicha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suraicha is Meja Road, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Suraicha.

Suraicha is about 43 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraicha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 14 km away. Meja Road is about 19 km away. Allahabad is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenduva Khurd (under 2 km), Gat (under 2 km) and Sigati (under 2 km).

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

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