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About Surthapur Village

Surthapur is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 249 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.74 hectares hectares.

Surthapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surthapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 150.74 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 249
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surthapur compares

By the 2011 count Surthapur is the 259th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 150.74 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Surthapur

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

Surthapur lies about 28 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 17 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 Surthapur
Nearest town Ahraura 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 12 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 17 km
District headquarters Chandauli 28 km

Villages closest to Surthapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surthapur village had a population of 505. That makes it the 259th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Surthapur village has 249 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surthapur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Surthapur covers 150.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surthapur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surthapur is Ahraura Road, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available for Surthapur.

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

Surthapur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 8.1 km away. Chakia is about 12 km away. Ahraura Road is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahamatpur (under 2 km), Gaighat (under 2 km) and Pathraulia (1.9 km).

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

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