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About Suraila Village

Suraila is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 963 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suraila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 236.41 hectares
Population 2,103
Male Population 963
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suraila compares

By the 2011 count Suraila is the 98th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 236.41 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Suraila

Suraila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Suraila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Suraila from other places

Suraila lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 9.2 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 Suraila
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 9.2 km
Nearest town Lalganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Suraila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suraila village had a population of 2,103. That makes it the 98th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Suraila village has 963 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suraila has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Suraila is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suraila covers 236.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Suraila falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Suraila is Muftiganj, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Suraila.

Suraila is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suraila is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 9.2 km away. Lalganj is about 11 km away. Kerakat 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 Dhanapur (under 2 km), Umari (under 2 km) and Tara (1.7 km).

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

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