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About Surhan Village

Surhan is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 450 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Pincode 274501
Area (hectares) 46.97 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 450
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surhan compares

By the 2011 count Surhan is the 171st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 46.97 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Surhan

Surhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surhan from other places

Surhan lies about 26 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 12 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 Surhan
Nearest railway station Nonapar 12 km
Nearest town Kataiya 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 20 km
District headquarters Deoria 26 km

Villages closest to Surhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surhan village had a population of 987. That makes it the 171st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Surhan village has 450 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surhan has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Surhan is 274501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surhan covers 46.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Surhan falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surhan is Nonapar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Surhan.

Surhan is about 26 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surhan is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Nonapar is about 12 km away. Kataiya is about 15 km away. Salempur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Babu (under 2 km), Mankarpur (under 2 km) and Bindwalia Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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