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About Surwara Village

Surwara is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 687 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Pincode 224158
Area (hectares) 162.29 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 687
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Surwara compares

By the 2011 count Surwara is the 138th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 162.29 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Surwara

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

Surwara lies about 62 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, about 8.4 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 Surwara
Nearest railway station Waris Ganj Halt 8.4 km
Nearest town Jais 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 31 km
District headquarters Faizabad 62 km

Villages closest to Surwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwara village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 138th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Surwara village has 687 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwara has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Surwara is 224158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surwara covers 162.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surwara falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surwara is Waris Ganj Halt, about 8.4 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 Surwara.

Surwara is about 62 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surwara is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Waris Ganj Halt is about 8.4 km away. Jais is about 25 km away. Milkipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sodhiyawan (3.4 km), Ranapur (3.8 km) and Bhawan Nagar (4.3 km).

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

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