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About Surwai Village

Surwai is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 312 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284301
Area (hectares) 271.63 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 312
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surwai compares

By the 2011 count Surwai is the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 271.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Surwai

Surwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Surwai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Surwai from other places

Surwai lies about 50 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 11 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 Surwai
Nearest railway station Moth 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 14 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 17 km
District headquarters Jhansi 50 km

Villages closest to Surwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surwai village had a population of 598. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Surwai village has 312 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surwai has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Surwai is 284301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surwai covers 271.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Surwai falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Surwai is Moth, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Surwai.

Surwai is about 50 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surwai is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 11 km away. Tahrauli is about 14 km away. Gursarāi 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 Benda (under 2 km), Deora Khurd (1.7 km) and Shamsherpura (3.5 km).

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

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