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About Surwar I Village

Surwar I is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 24 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.84 hectares hectares.

Surwar I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwar I village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 29.84 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 24
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 542
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 Surwar I compares

By the 2011 count Surwar I is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 29.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1017.

Getting to Surwar I

Surwar I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Surwar I 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 Surwar I from other places

Surwar I lies about 28 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 22 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 Surwar I
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 4.7 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 22 km
District headquarters Basti 28 km

Villages closest to Surwar I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 Surwar I

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwar I village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Surwar I village has 24 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwar I has about 542 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Surwar I covers 29.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surwar I falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surwar I is Govindnagar, about 22 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 Surwar I.

Surwar I is about 28 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surwar I is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 4.7 km away. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Govindnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surwar Khurd (under 2 km), Surwar Kalan (under 2 km) and Sonupar (under 2 km).

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

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