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About Surwar Kalan Village

Surwar Kalan is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 960 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surwar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwar Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Pincode 272151
Area (hectares) 130.69 hectares
Population 1,901
Male Population 960
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surwar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Surwar Kalan is the 18th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 130.69 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Surwar Kalan

Surwar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surwar Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalan from other places

Surwar Kalan lies about 28 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 21 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 4.7 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 21 km
District headquarters Basti 28 km

Villages closest to Surwar Kalan

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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwar Kalan village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 18th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Surwar Kalan village has 960 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwar Kalan has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Surwar Kalan is 272151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surwar Kalan covers 130.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Surwar Kalan is Govindnagar, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Surwar Kalan.

Surwar Kalan 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 Kalan is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 4.7 km away. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Govindnagar is about 21 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 I (under 2 km), Surwar Khurd (under 2 km) and Sapahi (under 2 km).

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

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